Coffee in Common

All Jillian wanted that fine May morning was to pick up the coffee order for herself and her two work friends just as she had done every third workday for several years. How could she know a chance silly comment to the barista might change her life forever? All Paul wanted that morning was for his best friend Rob to stop talking about baseball so he could concentrate on deciding whether to order one of Gils amazing blueberry muffins or a cinnamon-raisin bagel with cream cheese. How could he know that in a few seconds hed find himself yelling in the ear of the woman in front of them? All Priya wanted was to enjoy having finally found a job where her talent was valued and her looks irrelevant. How could she know her workmates reaction to a comment in a coffee shop would set in motion events that might make all her dreams come true? Welcome to Coffee in Common.In the spring of 2004 a group of young Bostonians experienced the most incredible life-altering month of their lives. I was privileged to observe much of what happened and to be able to fill in details after the fact so this story could be written.If youve read romance novels before please put aside your preconceptions. This is not a bodice buster and it does not conform to any romance or romantic comedy formula. Rather with a modicum of literary license it lets you follow events from start to finish as if you were the proverbial fly on the wall.If this could have been presented as a history or biography youd be reading about real people who you could probably Google or find on Facebook. Unfortunately despite modern cultures love of so-called reality entertainment this story could only be told if presented as fiction.So dear reader I hereby fulfill my obligations and state unequivocally with the fervent hope you will believe me that: 1. The story you are about to read is completely a work of fiction.2. Names have been changed to protect the innocent and the guilty.3. The characters incidents situations dialogue and story are entirely the products of my imagination and any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.And of course legal ethical and moral considerations absolutely prohibit me from claiming that it all really happened exactly this way.But it could have...