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around the corner, Victoria turned back to Jackie, who had just picked up the mug and was beginning to unscrew it.
     
    “I brought you a little bit of something old and a little bit of something new,” she explained.
     
    But Jackie's eyes grew even wider as the smell of the house mix from Think Coffee reached her nose. It was her favorite coffee shop from downtown Manhattan. She used to go there to snag a quick cup before heading to the one politics class she had ever taken. It was more for her parents than anyone else as they were the ones who were convinced that she could do real academia beyond whatever schooling was required for her degree, but the truth was that she needed more coffee than an entire law firm to get through one stupid lecture. But she fell in love with Think. She sighed. “Oh, just the smell of this reminds me of a better time,” she murmured, her eyes watering with a strange melancholy.
     
    Victoria shrugged. “Oh, come on!” she scolded. “How was greasy food and sneaking into clubs any better than a spacious loft in the most hipster spot on the planet?” she demanded as she made her way to the table. “Here. I got you something way better than 8 AM lectures,” she picked up the bag and sifted through it, pulling out a small packet of macaroons.
     
    Jackie's eyes went wide. “From the Upper East Side?” she asked.
     
    Victoria nodded. “From the Upper East Side,” she replied.
     
    As Jackie sat down to open her new treats, Laila came back, this time walking, not running, with her canvas in hand. “Here it is!” she exclaimed, placing it on the table for Victoria to see.
     
    Victoria took a look at it, and then raised an eyebrow. “It's a boy...?” she replied, glancing up at Jackie. “Does she have a crush?”
     
    Jackie rolled her eyes. “Yes,” she replied in a short voice.
     
    “Who is he?” she asked.
     
    “Her doctor.” Jackie replied in a dry voice.
     
    Victoria giggled, running her hands through Laila's wild hair. “Doctor Allan Chase,” she retorted.
     
    “Don't do that. Don't say his name like he's Prince Charming.”
     
    Victoria shrugged. “You made him sound like he was, over the phone,” she replied.
     
    Jackie scoffed. “Yeah. He's just a god.”
     
    She chuckled. “And you're just too angry,” she replied.
     
    Jackie sat down at the table, putting her head in her hands. Her heart was pounding again and she felt like she was flying and falling all at the same time.
     
    Victoria sighed. “Laila, honey, why don't you go catch up on SpongeBob,” she muttered as she leaned into Jackie.
     
    Laila scoffed. “SpongeBob is for losers.”
     
    Victoria's eyes went wide. “SpongeBob is Gospel. Now go. Mommy and I have to talk.”
     
    Laila reluctantly got up and left the room, but not without leaving her canvas there for the two of them to look at.
     
    Victoria wrapped her hands around Jackie's arm, forcing her to look at her. “All right, what's the real deal here?”
     
    “He asked me to call him,” she replied.
     
    Victoria shrugged. “So...”
     
    “So, I've never wanted to do something so badly in my life,” she replied.
     
    “So why don't you?” Victoria asked.
     
    Jackie opened her mouth to respond, but then stopped herself. It was a fantastic question. Why didn't she just take that leap? What on earth was stopping her? “I just... I'm not the girl that I used to be,” she started a lump growing in her throat. “The girl that calls doctors and flirts with good-looking men is the girl that doesn't have a child... or nightmares for that matter. How could I even-”
     
    “Single moms date all the time,” Victoria replied.
     
    But Jackie just shook her head. “No. It’s not just Laila. It's me. I don't know how I would even begin to get to know him. I'm so damaged. I've got so much baggage, it's disgusting.”
     
    Victoria gave her an even stare. “I completely agree with you. You have baggage. But so does everyone