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3)She’s a great dancer and he needs training
4)They respect each other
5)They’re in love
All my breath leaves my body at once.
This is absurd and perfect and sweet.
Then he advances to the next slide.
Reasons Why Deanna Huntington Belongs in
New York City
1)The most powerful woman in the world should be in the center of the universe
2)She looks great in black
3)NYC weather allows for boots far more often than California weather
4)There are more jazz clubs in NYC
5)The Huntingtons are yet to conquer the East Coast
“I find the arguments persuasive, but I understand I’m asking a lot,” he says.
“You’re asking me to leave my sister,” I say.
He nods. “For six months. If, after six months, you don’t enjoy New York, I’m willing to come back to California for six months.”
“You’d stay here?” I ask. “You hate it here.”
“It would be different, if I was here with someone I loved.”
Oh. I swallow hard.
“I have one last proposal.”
I don’t know what to say, so I murmur an “Oh?”
“I’ll be here for another six weeks. To finish up with the LA office. And help my grandmother—there’s a lot I have to explain there—then I’m going back to the city. I’ve already talked to a friend who needs to sublease their apartment. It’s a two-bedroom in the Village, a few blocks from a jazz club. Perfect for you.” He looks into my eyes. “If you’re still game in six weeks, you come with me and give us, and the city, a shot.”
“Okay,” I hear myself say.
“Do you have any questions?”
“Yes.” I motion one minute, pull up my cell phone, navigate to the relevant site. He watches as I do what I need to do. “Is first class too bourgeois for you?” I flash him the screen. Two first-class tickets from SNA to JFK in six and a half weeks.
“Yes.” He smiles. “But I’m willing to make an exception this time.”
He stands, moves around the table.
My heartbeat picks up as he comes closer. Then he’s there, two feet away, and I want him so much I can’t breathe.
I’m not sure what it is: love or lust or logic, but I know I need it. I really, really need it.
He offers his hand. “We have a deal.”
