Page 32 of Snowflakes and Ice Skates

She leans against my desk. “What?”

“I saw someone today.” I bit my lip while waiting for her to guess.

She tapped her pen against her chin. “Ryan Seacrest?”

I shook my head. “Better.”

This was one of our favorite games. Since we were both New York City transplants, spotting celebrities and politicians was still exciting.

“Ryan Reynolds?”

I huffed. “Man, I wish. No, this one was much…” I trailed off while searching for the perfect word. “Closer to home.”

She frowned. “You ran into someone from your hometown?”

I shook my head again. “No, that was a bad hint. Someone pretty amazing.”

“More than Ryan Reynolds?” She brought her hand to her chest in mock offense.

“This is better because it’s real life.”

She leaned in closer. “Who?”

“I don’t know his name.” I sighed and leaned back.

Her eyebrows pulled together in a frown. “What do you mean?”

“I was on the elevator this morning and someone pushed into me. I fell back, literally into his arms.”

“Tell me more.”

“Cora, he was gorgeous!” I whispered. “Tan skin, dark-brown hair, and the most beautiful golden eyes.”

She raised her eyebrows. “But you didn’t get a name?”

I shook my head. “No. It all happened so fast. I thanked him, then he pointed out that we were on my floor.”

Her shoulders dropped. “So you don’t even know what level he was going to?”

“Nope.”

She blew out a breath. “Well, we’re going to have to find Goldie.”

My stomach tightened as my nerves set in. “Goldie?”

She nodded, looking like she’d just won a prize. “Yes. We’ll find him and reunite you two.”

“How? I don’t even know if he works in this building or if he was just here by chance.”

Her smile grew. “We’ll do some recon work.”

I sighed and leaned back in my chair. “I think it’s helpless. Maybe we were just meant for that one moment.”

She waved me off. “Don’t worry. We’ll find out more.”

I appreciated her support, but I was already ready to give up on my crush. It wasn’t normal to obsess over someone when you didn’t even know their name. “Maybe I just need to meet more people.”

Cora grunted. “People suck.”