I'm Not Taking the Long Way Home Again
After I moved into a new place with my boyfriend, Simon Zane, getting anywhere felt like a detour. My commute took an hour and twenty minutes, and I was late to work every other day.
Our favorite restaurant was two hours away; by the time we arrived, we couldn’t even get in line, so we went home hungry. Visiting my parents meant taking several back roads, and I was too scared to make the trip alone.
Whenever I complained, Simon reassured me. "A new place takes some getting used to. Give it time."
Then my best friend Wendy Brooks's rental developed a leak, and Simon brought her home without asking me.
After a day there, Wendy couldn’t help marveling at the location.
"My office is a five-min