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He was a compass needle always pointed toward her.

each had made a certain sacrifice in marrying a man who could afford a home in the most expensive new subdivision in Los Angeles County and she expected a return on that investment.

Rabbit at Rest,

Desiree pulled, then Stella pulled harder. Early, somehow, had been caught between.

She had learned, with Izzy’s birth, how your life could trundle along on its safe little track and then, with no warning, skid spectacularly off course.

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She had outgrown him. She was ready to level up. She didn’t want to renovate Seventy-second Street. She wanted to move on up. She wanted Seventy-fifth Street. She wanted the Golden.