Chapter One “OH, GOD.” Thump. “Oh, God.” Thump thump. What the… “Oh, God, that’s so good!” I scrambled up out of sleep, confused as I looked around the strange room. Boxes on the floor. Pictures propped against the wall. My new bedroom, in my new apartment, I reminded myself, placing both hands on the duvet, grounding myself with the luxurious thread count. Even half asleep, I was aware of my thread count. “Mmmm…Yeah, baby. Right there. Just like that…Don’t stop, don’t stop!” Oh boy… I sat up, rubbed my eyes, and turned to look at the wall behind me, beginning to understand what had woken me up. My hands still stroked the duvet absently, catching the attention of Clive, my wonder cat. Butting his head under my hand, Clive demanded to be soothed. I stroked him as I looked around and oriented myself in my new space. I’d moved in earlier that day. It was a gorgeous apartment: spacious rooms, wood floors, arched doorways—it even had a fireplace! I had no clue how to actually build a fire, but that was neither here nor there. I was aching to put things on the mantel. As an interior designer, I had a habit of mentally placing things in almost every space, whether it