On the contrary, Sylvia always beamed at me, her eyes swimming with adoration. "From the day I joined your company, I thought you were incredible. As it turned out, you truly are. "Don't push me away just yet, Ryan. I know you're still living in the shadow of your past relationship, and your first instinct is to run. But I'm a pretty good catch myself, aren't I, Ryan?"Sylvia was a pretty good catch. She was diligent, proactive, and someone who met life's challenges head-on. Above all, she possessed a vibrant energy that I lacked. She made my world feel a little brighter and more interesting. However, I couldn't be sure if what I felt was love, so I never gave her a definitive answer. My silence hurt Sylvia a little, though she shook it off almost immediately. "Let's go grab dinner!"It never crossed my mind that I would run into Nathan at the restaurant. He was the spitting image of a street urchin—dressed in ill-fitting clothes, his cheeks smudged with dirt, clutching a san
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