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Alyssa wasn’t sure why Jake wanted to hear about all her failed marriages, but she wasn’t going to keep anything from him anymore. He deserved to know the truth. Even if it was painful for her to talk about and for him to hear.
“When I moved to California, I fell in love with San Francisco. It’s a beautiful city. The rolling hills and the water, the parks and the weather. It was amazing.”
“The weather?”
Alyssa grinned. “It wasn’t warm, no. But it was beautiful. Even the cold days were sunny. It reminded me of here a little with the cold nights and nice days, although summer was still a little chilly because of the water.”
Jake nodded, eating his dinner and letting her continue.
“I met Fred when I was working at a cafe near the apartment I’d rented. I had a bunch of roommates becau
