Chapter 25

▪️ Emily ▪️

Once she returned the dog to Ruth's place and reassured herself the elderly lady was settled in for the night, Emily left them. She changed clothes, ate her sad dinner of a turkey sandwich, and without giving herself time to think, pocketed her keys and cell phone

and left the building.

The streets were a little less crowded than when she came home from work as it was dinnertime, and the sidewalk cafés were full. Meandering along Prince Street, she debated stopping in at a few to see some familiar faces, even if they were only the bartenders. She might refuse to admit her loneliness to anyone else, but she couldn’t fool herself. Maybe she could connect with someone this time.

But instead, her steps took her to Sixth Avenue, and before she knew it, she stood on the corner of Charlton.

“You’re an idiot,” she muttered to herself, and as if to prove her point, she walked down Charlton Street, wondering which apartment Ace was looking at. The blo