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What woman wanted to date someone that might be more high maintenance than she was?
    She had a hard enough time not reverting back into her old self from time to time.  She didn’t need the type of pressure to be glamorous twenty-four-seven that being with Ryan would entail.
    Not that she didn’t love the new her, because she did. 
    For the last five years she’d been dressing at the height of current fashion. Never a hair out of place, just the right amount of makeup, not too much, not too little. Perfect.  But it was tiresome. Sometimes she only wanted to throw on sweats and loaf around the house.  And she did, when she knew no one was around.
    But Sophia had always been around before.  The first time Sophia caught her dressed like that she lectured her for two hours on how it was a lifestyle change, a change that Kaitlin had to live and breathe until it was a part of her.  Kaitlin reluctantly agreed. So she embraced the new her and never detracted from it, or very rarely did.
    She was proud of the new her.  She appeared sexy and confident.  Modern and sleek. Only deep down, she really didn’t feel that way all the time.  It seemed almost like a facade.
    What was wrong with sweats and big fluffy socks in the middle of the winter?  Maybe once she found the right guy she could relax enough and not have to pretend all the time. Because that was another thing that was tiresome—always having to say and do the right thing. Never wanting to turn someone off.
    Wouldn’t it be nice to just be herself?  Growing up she was always laid back and carefree, her true self around her brothers and their friends.  Of course, look where that got her.  Twenty-eight years old and still a virgin. So maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to be herself.
    Kaitlin was pulled out of her thoughts when her phone rang. “Yes, Cindy,” she answered her secretary.
    “It’s a little after five. I’m getting ready to leave now.  The snow seems to be coming down pretty hard.  I hate these springtime snowstorms. With any luck it will all be gone by this time tomorrow. The snow never lasts in April.  Have a good night and drive safe,” Cindy said cheerfully.
    “Thanks. You too, drive safe that is. See you tomorrow.” Crap, she hated snow.  She never drove in bad weather in Manhattan.  She always walked, took the subway and rarely, only if necessary, took a cab. 
    She was just getting used to driving a car again as it was, and now she had to drive home in the snow.  Thankfully it was only a short commute, but still, she didn’t want to do it and felt her hands start to sweat at the prospect.
    She pushed back from her desk to see if her father was still in the office. Maybe he would bring her home and then pick her up on his way in in the morning.
    No such luck.  After walking around the office, she saw that everyone seemed to be gone for the night.  Most likely trying to get a jump on the traffic in the bad weather.  Great, now she just realized she would have to deal with the traffic on top of the weather.
    She was heading back to her office when she saw a figure trying to open the front door that Cindy had locked on her way out.
     
     
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    Ryan couldn’t believe his luck.  His father had asked him to run over to Harper investments on his way home and drop off some paperwork, but he’d gotten stuck on a call and couldn’t leave as early as he thought he would.  Now here he was, standing out in the snow with the door locked.
    He was just getting ready to turn away when he saw a woman walking toward him with a smile on her face.  Then she suddenly stopped and stared, shook her head, and rushed forward.
    “Hi, sorry about that.  My secretary locked up behind her when she left a few minutes ago. I didn’t realize I was the only here. Come on in, Ryan,” she offered, locking the door behind him.
    Ryan stopped and looked at the gorgeous woman in front of him. Straight black hair falling past her shoulders parted to