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Spring had settled in. It was a late afternoon, and I had a meeting near Yankee Stadium. The traffic was crawling. A chunk of the city was shut down for a movie shoot, and Jake and I were stuck in the car.
He'd just turned onto 59th Street when everything ground to a halt. Central Park opened up to my left.
The green was vivid against the blue sky, leaves and flowers pushing through like they'd been waiting all winter. Horse carriages clopped past, ferrying tourists and lovesick couples on overpriced and uncomfortable rides.
The warmer air had coaxed people out of hiding. Joggers passed in pairs, kids chased soap bubbles, friends wandered without urgency.
A woman with long, chestnut waves wrapped her arms around a blond man in a dark suit and kissed him. My heart jumped.
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