No Direction Home (Sweet Home Colorado) (25 page)

Now Cindy had heard everything
. A condiment party, things were sure different in the city. She sighed. She held the puppy and walked out onto the empty balcony to avoid the party crowd and stared across the way at the tall skyscrapers lit up like shiny jewels against the jet black sky.  

She sighed and thought about home
. If she were in Cedar Falls, she probably would've gone to a quiet dinner. Her best friend, Grace had gotten married and now had four children and Jenna was engaged. Cindy was happy for them, but that was part of the reason why she had to fly away from home and move to Denver. Tired of being the only single one in the group, she had needed a change—their happiness was killing her. She'd come to the city to find a man, someone who was father material. She craved a family of her own.

When she'd been offered an opportunity to teach Cosmetology at the Vocational Community College in Denver, the position had been too tempting to pass up
. After she accepted the job, she sold her salon in Cedar Falls and bought her condo and joined a singles group to start her new life. Maybe, just maybe, if she were lucky, she'd meet someone interesting. But, who was she kidding? There was nothing easy about dating. So far the prince had been hiding...the only men she'd met were frogs.

Yes, she was single and ready to mingle, but tonight she didn't have the energy
. The truth hurt. With a deep breath, she moved back into the living room and settled down in her favorite overstuffed chair with the puppy on her lap. She removed the red ribbon from his neck and kissed him on top of his head. He shivered and snuggled close. "Don't be scared, little guy. I'll kick them out soon as I can."  All of a sudden her landline rang. "Now, what?" she muttered to the puppy and moved to picked up the receiver. "Hello."

"Ms. Dawson, This is Dean at the front desk
. We've received a noise complaint from your new neighbor."

"Oh, I'm sorry I'll turn the music down."

"Thank you, have a good night."

Someone must’ve moved into the vacant apartment next door while she was at work
. This wasn’t the best way to meet her new neighbor.

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