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experience.
    When I reached my room, I was shocked to discover they had put me in a beautiful suite. A basket of delicacies from my editor and a bouquet of flowers from my agent greeted me on the coffee table in a small sitting area. "Don't let it go to your head," I silently chanted, taking in my surroundings.
    Greg made sure I had everything I needed before promising to return the next morning to take me to my appearance on Good Morning America. I shut the door and twirled around in my suite, laughing when I spotted a bucket with a bottle of champagne chilling in the corner. This was crazy. Wait until Olivia got a look at all of this.
    I kicked off my shoes, sinking into a leather chaise lounge that sat strategically near a large window that framed a picturesque view of Manhattan. It was breathtaking. Pulling out my cell phone, I dialed Alec's number, hoping to catch him between classes.
    He picked up before the phone could finish its first ring. "How was your flight, beautiful?" he asked in his normal sexy voice.
    I curled my legs underneath me, peering out the window. "It was great," I answered enthusiastically. As I talked with Alec, I watched the endless amount of activity going on in the far city below. From my vantage point, everything was so small it was like watching a scene inside a snow globe.
    "Really?" He sounded surprised, knowing the hate/hate relationship I had with flying.
    "Actually, yeah. At first I thought it was going to be awful. OIA was a nightmare this morning with endless lines and grumpy people, but then something magical happened. I got to fly first class," I bragged. "I may never be able to fly coach again," I joked. "How are your classes today?"
    He sighed. "Torturous. Sometimes these professors act like they don't want any of us to become doctors. Remind me again why I'm doing this."
    "Because you want to help people. I wish you were here though. This suite is amazing. I'm sure the hotel made some kind of mistake and put me in the wrong room, but they'd have to drag me away now. Remi sent over a basket of goodies and champagne, and even Jillian sent a big bouquet of flowers. It's almost like I'm somebody."
    "Eventually you're going to realize you are somebody, babe. You're getting the treatment you deserve. I wish I could be there to share it with you. I'm stuck all by my lonesome with a cat that is probably plotting my death."
    "Severus isn't plotting your death. He's just making sure you don't forget about him. Do you have any plans tonight?"
    "I was going to take advantage of having the night off from work and chill at home, but Candace took pity on me and invited me over for dinner with her and Lily."
    Candace invited him for dinner. That seemed odd considering she had never invited him over while I was in town. Candace and Alec had an amicable relationship, but usually their interaction centered on Lily. Not inviting him over for dinner.
    Alec chimed in again when I didn't respond right away. "Babe, are you cool with that?"
    "Huh? Oh yeah. I'm sorry. You broke up for a second. You said you're having dinner with Lily and Candace?" I'm sure I didn't sound as convincing as I hoped. "Sounds fun," I added.
    "Yeah, if you're okay with it. I won't go if you don't feel comfortable."
    "No, no. Definitely go. Lily will be thrilled. It was nice of them to invite you." I tried forcing a smile on my face as I spoke so I wouldn't sound as skeptical as I felt.
    Alec agreed with my sentiments but had to go because his next class was about to start. We said our goodbyes and he promised to call later before hanging up.
    I sat staring at my phone, wondering if I had overreacted to Alec's news. Not that he noticed, thank goodness. The last thing I wanted to do was come off as the jealous girlfriend. The more I thought about it, I realized I had nothing to worry about. Alec and I were committed to each other. If he and Candace were going to be together, it would have happened already.
    I placed my phone to the

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