Coming back to New York felt weird. The bland welcome they received from the help and the home that lacked the warmth of an actual home was a jarring push to reality. They weren't in Paris anymore. They were in New York. The place that reminded them of everything that they wished not to remember. 

Lily felt a knot form in the pit of her belly as she thought of what life will be like here. It definitely won't be dreamy. It'll once again be the non-smiling, business-minded Asher, who she'll yet ...