Maybe Forever (Maybe... Book 3)
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She clutched her iPad and barked out a nervous laugh. "Of course! Ha-ha! Whoever heard of a closet with feet!"
I put her out of her misery. "When can we say it's on the market?"
"We can list it starting on Monday. Is that too soon?"
"Couldn't we make it sooner?"
"I'm sorry, but that's as soon as we can do it."
"Fine," I conceded. "Monday it is. And...if we get a good enough bid so that I can avoid any open house, that's fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely. I want to sell this as quickly as possible."
"What will you do then?"
Behind her was a framed vintage print of the Empire State Building. Andreas had hated it but it was the one image in the apartment that reminded me of home. And right now, I wished I was in the gritty, muggy, crowded embrace of home.
I smiled at Petra the perky real estate agent. "I'm moving back to New York."
I signed the paperwork and Petra congratulated me on making the right choice of her real estate agency before she finally left.
I walked out onto the balcony and breathed in the lavender-scented air before any of the exhaust of passing cars drifted up to me. It was one of the perks of living on the top floor of the building. I would miss this view. I would miss this apartment but I couldn't stay here. It was too big for one person and, even if I met someone else, I didn't want them to walk into a place that had been the scene of so many arguments, of so much disappointment. It would surely taint any attempts I might make at starting over.
But New York. I could move back. There was nothing holding me in Stockholm anymore. Andreas and I had dissolved our business partnership as swiftly as we'd ended our relationship. I shivered and pulled my sweater closer around me. If Laney were still here, I would have considered staying. But she was in Copenhagen now, and she was so blissfully happy it was enough to make your teeth ring. I would have been super jealous if I didn't love her so much.
For now, though, I needed to focus on my life. I couldn't begrudge my cousin for her happiness. And maybe, if I was lucky, I'd find my own Happily Ever After, even if I didn't believe in that bullshit.
Acknowledgements
To everyone who helped make sure that Maybe Forever become a reality—you are all rock stars!
First of all, I'd like to thank Tord for all of his patience while I was writing and revising. Thank you for taking care of all the things I forget when I am in the zone. You know you're my muse. You always will be.
To Xio Axelrod—I think you may love Laney and Mads even more than I do! ;-) Thanks for our weekend chat sessions on Facebook and for helping me tweak the plot when I was losing the thread.
To Kim Kane, even though we haven't had a chance to meet as often as we like, our gab sessions help so much! You are an amazing writing buddy and writer!
To all of the readers, bloggers and reviewers who've helped spread the word about Maybe Baby, Maybe Tonight, Laney and Mads! Thank you so much for all of your support! You chicas are awesome!
To the Matera Brainstormers, thanks for helping me through plot conundrums and moments of doubt. Can't wait to see you all again!
Renata Queiroz Hansen, Andreas Hansen and Leonardo "Little Man" Hansen, for many great times in Copenhagen. And, Andreas, thanks for answering all my weird questions about Danish men. :-)
To the staff at the Hotel Kong Arthur in Copenhagen, for helping to inspire Laney and Mads's love affair. I've now worked on four books (Maybe Baby, Maybe Tonight, Maybe Forever and the upcoming Maybe Tomorrow) during my stays there. Thanks for making every stay so comfortable and so inspiring. And yes, you do serve the world's best gin & tonics. Tord still swears by them.
To Christina Plöen, thank you so much for being such a wonderful friend, for our evening chats at Knut, and for our Yngsjö visits every year. Looking forward to more inspiration, stargazing and enjoying the moonrise over the Bay of Hanö!
And finally, to my mom, Barbara Golden, you know how much I love you, Mom! :-)
About the Author
Kim Golden is a native of Philadelphia, PA. She is the author of The Melanie Chronicles, Linger: a short story, Choose Me, Snowbound, Maybe Baby and Maybe Tonight. She lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. Find out more about Kim, her writing, and her latest NaNoWrimo project at kim-golden.com. And check out what she's reading at kimtalksbooks.com.
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More books by Kim Golden
Maybe series
Maybe Baby
Maybe Tonight: a novella
Maybe Forever
(coming July 2015)
Other Titles
Snowbound
Choose Me: a novella
Linger: a short story
The Melanie Chronicles
30 Days, 30 Stories
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Table of Contents
Drowning
Make It Up to Her
Is This It?
Is This the End?
I Fall Apart
The Truth Hurts
Namaste
Wisdom in a Glass
All I Want
Counting the Days
True Confessions
Welcome to America
And I Love Him
This Is Love
Fathers & Daughters
Breathe...Gently
Falling Into Place
With Every Heartbeat
Home
At the Beach
Get a sneak peek at the first chapter of Maybe Tomorrow,
The End
Acknowledgements
About the Author
More books by Kim Golden