US, New York City, Manhattan
STAR BUCKS CAFE
JULY, one month later
Life couldn’t get any better. It had taken two days for the crisis at S.S.I to calm down, and Krystal was glad that the adversity had come in the form of a blessing. She and Keith were closer thanks to the emergency situation at work. Her relationship with Devon had bloomed into a wonderful adventure, one she was enjoying with profound relish.
The only cloud in the silver lining was that Sam was out of town and had no idea that her brother was back. Call that sheer luck or pure coincidence but Sam had asked for special holidays to visit her aunt in Ohio one day before Keith landed in Manhattan, and was taking the opportunity to spend some time with her family. She was due back at office day after tomorrow, but had alr
