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seconds later.
    You
have somewhere you need to be or do you want to just come here?
    It
was perfect and a terrible idea all at once. I sat outside his
building for a couple of minutes trying to decide before finally
responding.
    Okay...brt
    The
doorman opened the door for me with a nod and a, "Hello, miss," and
then I was to the huge granite desk that dominated the center of the
entryway. The slender, very proper-looking woman behind the desk
looked up as I approached and then smiled.
    "Are
you Adri?"
    "I
am. Did Isaac already call down?"
    "Yes,
he did. My name is Nancy. I'm the night clerk for the building. Mr.
Nazir has asked that I key his private elevator to you. If you'll
come this way, I'll scan your thumbs, and then he can confirm the new
access protocol once you arrive there at the top floor."
    I
followed Nancy across the polished rock floor and then waited as she
turned a key to call the elevator down. Inside there was a biometric
scanner that exactly matched the one outside and another lock. Nancy
used a different key to open the panel next to the scanner and then
entered a long code on the keypad.
    "Please
place your thumbs on the scanner, one at a time."
    Once
the machine had registered my prints, she put another code into the
keypad and then locked the panel again.
    "The
elevator will now go to Mr. Nazir's residence. Once he has approved
your entry then next time all you'll need to do is use your thumb to
call the elevator and then scan it again to go up to the penthouse."
    I
thanked her, and then once the doors had closed and the elevator
started up, I spent some time looking around. I didn't have any idea
what a swanky elevator was supposed to look like, but I suspected
that this one fit the bill. The marble floor combined with the
stainless steel walls and the hardwood trim to give the feeling of
new money.
    A
few seconds later, the doors opened and my mouth dropped at just
how spacious Isaac's new place was. The ceilings were at least ten
feet high, and there were oversized windows looking out at Central
Park which made it feel like I was practically outside as soon as I
stepped out of the elevator and pulled my shoes off.
    Isaac
came into view from off to my left, wearing nothing but a towel, and
waved. "Sorry, I was in the shower when I heard your text come
through. Once I knew I wasn't going to have to follow your scent
trail through the urban jungle, I figured I might as well jump back in
and finish up."
    "That's
okay, just point me to an out-of-the-way corner and I'll stew
privately."
    Part
of me was taking in Isaac's massive, ripped chest and thinking that
the new Jess must be more disciplined than the old Jess if she was
able to say no to Isaac after seeing him shirtless, but mostly I was
still way too numb to appreciate any guy, let alone Isaac who'd
become almost like a brother back in Sanctuary. My
heart still longed for Alec too much, even though I knew that was
over.
    "I
can do better than that. This place has four bedrooms and I've
already staked one of them out for you. It's this way."
    I
followed Isaac through the living room which had some of the
thickest, softest white carpet I'd ever seen, past a media room that
looked like it could seat twenty, and then he opened an oversized
door into a bedroom that was more than three times as big as my
current room. I stepped inside and spun around in amazement.
    One
wall was all tinted glass, once again providing an amazing view of
the park. The king-sized bed had an airy canopy and a soft cream
bedspread. The wall opposite the bed had a large flat screen TV
mounted to it and there was a massive, cozy-looking beanbag chair on
the floor at what looked like the perfect viewing distance from the
screen. A large desk with a computer sat in the corner where the
windows met the interior wall, but I found myself turning and looking
the opposite direction so I could take in the attached bathroom and
huge walk-in closet.
    The
shower was likewise spacious, all