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Chapter 40 - New York

Author: Eileen Pryce
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RUBY

"Her birthday is coming and I plan to surprise her. Can you be there?"

Right. Helen's birthday is next Sunday, and I haven't had a specific plan yet because I wasn't sure she could visit us next weekend.

Thus, I said yes to his invitation without knowing the details. I didn't realize the plan would require me to travel to New York for a dinner party Alan was organizing at their new house. That was the surprise: he wanted me, his girlfriend's best friend, to be there when Helen saw the home he bought for their future.

I had no choice except to go with the yes, didn't I?

However, it was going to be my first visit to New York after five years, so I couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Take the train. Don't drive alone." Wyatt's words echoed in my mind ever since I agreed to Alan's invitation and turned down Wyatt's offer to give us a ride. I figured it was inefficient for him to drive from New York to get us, only to drive back again, and then insist on returning us home afterward. Woul
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