If you had told Huan just twenty-four hours ago that he would be spending New Year’s morning at a twenty-four hour diner with his ex-girlfriend, he probably would have thought you were several crayons short of a full box. After talking with Lynne on the rooftop, he wandered back inside Edgar’s apartment and went to get himself a drink in preparation of toasting the new year. As he wove himself through the throng of people that seemed to have grown exponentially since he went outside, he had accidentally bumped into Veronica right as he approached the refreshments. She had come to the party because a sorority sister of hers was friends with Edgar’s fiancee. Small world. They found themselves slipping back into the easy rapport that they shared. The conversation flowed so naturally that wh

