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his old jackets. He’d had them for around four years.
It wasn’t surprising, as they only saw use during the winter.
    When Amanda was alone, putting on a lilac jacket to
see how it fit, a guy approached her. She turned to him, arching her eyebrow.
    “Hi,” the guy said, a little too slow.
    “Hi,” Amanda replied, confused.
    “It’s a nice jacket.”
    “Yes, it is.”
    The guy watched Amanda. His face had turned red, an
obvious sign that he was nervous.
    “M-my name’s Louis,” he said, offering his hand.
Amanda took it. She’d thought Louis knew her.
    “I’m Amanda,” she said. Amanda looked for any signs of
recognition in Louis’s eyes. There were none. She doubted he didn’t recognize
her from a magazine.
    “Glad to meet you, Amanda. You look…pretty.”
    “Thanks.”
    Louis paused, as though thinking about what he should
say next.
    “Are you from around here?”
    “No. I’m on holiday.”
    “Oh. I thought you might attend Columbia.”
    Amanda shook her head. She realized that Louis might
be hitting on her. It felt flattering.
    “You’re not a movie star, are you?”
    “No. I’m just a student.”
    “Really? You just look like an actress. Or a
supermodel.” He nodded to a spot behind Amanda. There was a cardboard cutout of
Selena Gomez.
    “Thank you. That’s sweet.”
    Nathan chose that moment to appear.
    “Everything all right, Amanda?” he asked, stopping
behind her. He put an arm around her shoulders.
    “Yes. We were just doing small talk.”
    Louis was looking at Nathan with eyes as wide as
saucers. Amanda struggled not to laugh.
    “See you later. I hope,” Louis said to Amanda. With
one last nervous look at Nathan, he walked away.
    “Who was that?” Nathan asked.
    “I just met him. He says he goes to Columbia. I
thought he knew who I was.
    “He didn’t recognize you?”
    “No.”
    “Funny. It was obvious he liked you.”
    Amanda rolled her eyes.
    “He was a young guy, most likely single. Of course he
liked me.”
    Nathan said nothing. Amanda looked at him.
    “Are you jealous?”
    “No. I just wanted to make sure that guy knew you’re
not single.”
    Amanda’s lips curved into a smile.
    “Come on, Nathan. He might have just wanted to be
friends with me.”
    Nathan scoffed.
    “Yeah, right. Not even your cat would believe that,”
he replied with a laugh.
    “I don’t have a cat,” Amanda said. She gave Nathan a
curious look. He seldom got jealous. Granted, it was happening a bit more
often. Amanda was young and gorgeous, so guys hit on her constantly.
    Once they finished shopping, Amanda and Nathan
returned to her suite. He asked her if she wanted anything in particular for
lunch.
    “How about some stew?” Amanda told him. “I need to
thaw out. It was pretty cold out.”
    Nathan chuckled to
himself. He’d been living in the state of New York for three years. Despite
that, the winter weather still froze him almost to the bone.
    Hours later, Nathan was in his bedroom. He’d left
Amanda on the phone in the living room. She was talking to Stanley, her new
talent agent. Nathan was using his computer to look for a gift for Amanda.
Valentine’s Day was approaching, and he wanted it to be special. Amanda would
have the best day of her life.
    What can I give the girl who has everything?
    Some Web sites advised Nathan to get Amanda new
jewelry or shoes. Women supposedly never got tired of those things. But Nathan
wanted to be more creative.
    How about giving her an experience?
    That sounded great. Although Amanda had traveled abroad,
there were still a lot of new places to see. Nathan would be able to take her
if he got a higher-paying job. He made a mental note to search for one.
    As he browsed the Web, Nathan wondered if the
apartment managers allowed pets. He felt that Amanda would like a dog. Only
after thinking it through did Nathan realize that there was no one to care for
a pet. Both he and Amanda were pretty busy at school, and they had work the
rest of the