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Getting Lucky

Chapter 3 Packing Up

Word Count: 1108    |    Released on: 03/05/2024

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oss the hardwood floors of my small student apartment in Cambridge. Those floors had heard m

's campus and heading for New York City. How I was going to fit all

ur two cars, we would be able to fit all this crap. I toed one of the smaller boxes out o

was leaving student life behind and hadn't indulged nearly as much or as often as some of

job in finance in-predictably-the Financial District. I had a signed lease for a loft I would be sharing

get this far, but I was finally on my way. I had a shiny, brand-new degree from one of the top Ivy League universities

piled up in a messy bun on top of my head and spending the

voice filtered into my self-congratulato

ont of me. Laughing, I managed to steady myself just before face-planting and picked my way across my op

pixie face. Nervousness made her big gray eyes round and shiny. "I kno

n counter and handing it over to her. " finally, it's on to the next step. Harva

he sighed. "I guess. Our lives are fi

as I pointed my beer at my chest. "I don't really see it as our l

icked off between her fingers. "Why didn't we apply for jobs somewhere in Cambrid

er. "But now it's time to move on.

before finally taking a few small sips of beer

at the same firm, a miracle feat that I took as a sign from the universe

s too much for her. "If you weren't go

're too smart not to have ended up in one

best friend in the whole world and had been for years. We met during freshman o

mplete opposites in almost every way. We were a text

ick and black. I'd also never been accused of being thin. In the chick lit I had piled fou

nd gentle to my bold and, sometimes, a little brash. Where Gracie only spoke when she had something to say and was very shy around new people, I

going in Houston for a weekend, I met a couple around my age, and not only did I know the

e asked me to be a bridesmaid. It was crazy, but it was also fun. We were still

of foot-in-mouth disease. I rolled with it, but there had been some instanc

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1 Chapter 1 Fired2 Chapter 2 The Old Man3 Chapter 3 Packing Up4 Chapter 4 We'll Do Great Things5 Chapter 5 Catching Up with Ryan6 Chapter 6 Typical Woman7 Chapter 7 Happy Birthday8 Chapter 8 No Word From Him9 Chapter 9 Introductions10 Chapter 10 Who Is She 11 Chapter 11 I Know Him12 Chapter 12 My Brother's Best Friend13 Chapter 13 Recognition14 Chapter 14 What Did I Say 15 Chapter 15 Dropping In16 Chapter 16 Love You, Too17 Chapter 17 I Need You18 Chapter 18 Daydreaming19 Chapter 19 Getting to Him20 Chapter 20 All Done21 Chapter 21 Kissing Her22 Chapter 22 Playing Games23 Chapter 23 On His Knees24 Chapter 24 Sneak Attack25 Chapter 25 Win the War26 Chapter 26 Fixing It Up27 Chapter 27 Telling Them Off28 Chapter 28 Blowing Off Steam29 Chapter 29 Not There For Her30 Chapter 30 Meeting Hank31 Chapter 31 Even Better News32 Chapter 32 Busted33 Chapter 33 Sharp34 Chapter 34 Disrobing35 Chapter 35 Just the Beginning36 Chapter 36 Take Me37 Chapter 37 With My Teeth38 Chapter 38 Moans39 Chapter 39 Morning After40 Chapter 40 Temporary Distraction41 Chapter 41 The B-Word42 Chapter 42 Hooky43 Chapter 43 Why is She Here 44 Chapter 44 What Did He Want 45 Chapter 45 Both of Us 46 Chapter 46 In Due Time47 Chapter 47 The New CFO48 Chapter 48 Demoted49 Chapter 49 What I Did50 Chapter 50 The Corporate Ladder51 Chapter 51 I Won't Let You Down52 Chapter 52 A Free Man53 Chapter 53 One For You54 Chapter 54 Commanding Me55 Chapter 55 Close to the Edge56 Chapter 56 For Her57 Chapter 57 The Rabbit Hole58 Chapter 58 Time to Go59 Chapter 59 Getting to Know Him60 Chapter 60 Horror Movie61 Chapter 61 Special Place62 Chapter 62 A Lot to Take In63 Chapter 63 She's Leaving64 Chapter 64 All Alone65 Chapter 65 Proud of You66 Chapter 66 Dirty Girl67 Chapter 67 A Machine68 Chapter 68 Did She Hear 69 Chapter 69 Respect My Authority70 Chapter 70 The Boss71 Chapter 71 He Wants to See Me72 Chapter 72 Bored73 Chapter 73 Empathy74 Chapter 74 Stood Up75 Chapter 75 Protecting You76 Chapter 76 Big Fish77 Chapter 77 Landing Him78 Chapter 78 On a Plane79 Chapter 79 Fighting Words80 Chapter 80 No Notes Needed81 Chapter 81 Celebrate82 Chapter 82 Filling Him In83 Chapter 83 Don't Worry About Me84 Chapter 84 The Morning After85 Chapter 85 Love86 Chapter 86 Missing Her87 Chapter 87 More Than Friends88 Chapter 88 Knock, Knock89 Chapter 89 Inviting90 Chapter 90 Igniting Her Flames91 Chapter 91 Forever92 Chapter 92 Something New93 Chapter 93 Telling Her94 Chapter 94 Get it Together95 Chapter 95 You Can't Tell Him96 Chapter 96 Reparations97 Chapter 97 No More Secrets98 Chapter 98 Trust My Gut99 Chapter 99 Good Memories100 Chapter 100 Stranger