I go back to his version to give it one more listen. By this time, I have the chorus down and am loving theshit showline even more, making me smile every time I hear it.
“Are you listening to the same song on repeat?” Jana asks, making me giggle at the fact that I was caught.
“It’s different versions of it, but yeah. It’s Online David’s favorite.”
She lets out a loud laugh. “Did you just call him Online David?”
I roll my eyes. “Yes. I hate that they have the same name. I need to separate them somehow in my head.”
She chuckles under her breath and gets back to work, so I do the same by turning my music off so I can focus on my morning emails.
CHAPTER NINE
Zoe
I’m just cleaning up dinner when my messages ding on the Mystery Match app.
Ready for story time? I’ll share mine if you share yours. ;-)
The fact that he put a winky face emoji makes me smile so freaking big that it’s ridiculous. I love how playful he can be in the simplest ways.
I’m getting the popcorn ready now!
OK, so I’ve only dated one girl since I’ve lived in New York.
One? Haven’t you lived here for a while?
Six years.
Whoa. How long did you date her for?
Three years. We were engaged.
And?
She was a financial adviser. We lived a good life with a small place uptown. But when I found out who she really was, I left it all behind.
Who she really was?
Let’s just say, her dealings weren’t all on the up-and-up.
Whoa! Was she stealing from her clients?
Something like that. I had no clue. Our bank accounts were separate. I knew she was doing well, but we never really talked about just how well. I was still paying her my half of the rent—or what I thought was my half. I found out later she’d bought the place outright, but kept it from me because it was over a million-dollar apartment.
Are you being serious right now?
Unfortunately …
So, what happened?
A client questioned their account. Turned out, she wasn’t as slick as she’d thought she was. As soon as I found out, I packed a bag and left. She begged me to stay because it would make things look even worse for her if I wasn’t by her side, supporting her.
That must have been hard.
Devastating. We went from having the wedding planned for a month later to me couch-surfing while I figured some shit out.
Did she get in trouble?
