My Ex Left Me With Nothing—Then a Stranger Found Me Digging Through Trash and Said My Name

rooftop with Jacob beside me, looking out at a city full of buildings we’d designed and people we’d helped. Margaret had dinner waiting downstairs. Emma had just landed a commission for the San Francisco Community Center using the blueprint I’d helped her develop.

“What are you thinking about?” Jacob asked.

“Everything,” I said. “Where I was, where I continue reading …