Stress & the City [antikvár]

1"I'm proud of the fact I took my honeymoon by myself," Cassie Halloway announced as she selected an oversize piece of chocolate from the refreshment table. Only three hours off the plane and somehow she'd allowed her best friend, Leonorebetter known as LeoWethers, to drag her to Gardenbloom, Connecticut's New Year's Eve dance. Now that she was here, she regretted her foolish moment of malleability. Not that she didn't like dances, but it had been so much easier to deny the reality of her life when she was hovering alone by the hotel pool, pretending the puffiness of her bloodshot eyes was actually a new beauty regime highly sought after by New York socialites."You should be impressed with yourself," Leo agreed. "Taking a solo honeymoon is definitely an accomplishment most women can only dream of.""Poor deprived souls. I pity them." Just about everyone Cassie knew in town was here, plus some she didn't.Too many people.Too much noise.She needed help.So she broke off a piece of fudge and placed it on her tongue, letting it dissolve in a glorious blend of cocoa and butter.She was happy no, delighted everyone she knew was