The Kamenskys’ apartment was spotless, and so were the homes of most of the other tenants in their building, but the building itself had its seedy corners and neglected areas. The six-story brick structure where Rachel lived was spick-and-span, from the well-swept sidewalk out front all the way up to the door of Rachel’s apartment. A tall, willowy girl with golden brown hair and amazing blue eyes opened the door at Gavrel’s knock. “Rachel, good morning!” he exclaimed. “Forgive me, I should have brought you some flowers. After all, a man shouldn’t come empty-handed when he wants to ask a beautiful woman for a favor.” “Gavrel, you know you can ask me anything,” she replied, her smile setting off the dimples in her cheeks. “Where have you been hiding? Ever since you got that new job at Triangle, I don’t see you anymore.” “Ah.” He rubbed the back of his head, tilting his derby hat forward at an awkward angle. “Well, everyone keeps telling me how lucky I was to get a job in the slow season, so it must be true.
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