Maria had stepped outside for lunch. There was a hot dog vendor on the street around the corner from the Capital View building. Although she usually tried to eat a healthy lunch, she had a weakness for hot dogs. New York City hot dog vendors had those special onions in red sauce that you just couldn’t get anywhere else. Maria had a yearning today, plus she wanted to get out of the office and have some alone time. She didn’t think her fellow executives would be lunching on street meat, so she figured could have a few minutes alone to digest the morning’s events.

That morning, she had gotten into a bit of an argument with Will about her desire to ...

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