In Love with the Hot Suspect

"Look familiar?" Kelvin asked me in a sing-song voice.

I had no idea what he was talking about.

The grainy video played again on a loop, and this time, I looked more closely at the stocky guy in running gear who'd fallen to the sidewalk. It was hard to make out any details through the poor quality of the video, but the man seemed like he was at least in his 40's, with short gray hair.

"I don't know what you mean. Who is that guy?" I asked.

"Not the guy who falls down!" Kelvin squealed. "The guy aiming the gun!"

The video played a third time, and this time my heart stopped.

I recognized the shooter's broad shoulders, his confident posture.

The hood pulled over his head.

Danny wanders into the coffee shop in Manhattan where Emmy works early one morning to order a latte, and she feels an instant attraction to him. Even though he wears a face mask all the time, Emmy can tell from his dark, sparkling eyes that he's gorgeous. The connection is mutual, and Danny comes in to flirt the next few mornings, making Emmy hope that one day he'll actually ask her out.

But when a masked vigilante murders a powerful businessman just a few blocks away from the coffee shop, Emmy wonders if she's been falling for the charms of the subject of the most well-organized manhunt in the history of New York City. A short while after the police stop by to ask Emmy questions about any mysterious customers who have been frequenting the shop recently, Danny comes in—desperate for Emmy's help.

After admitting to her his involvement in the crime, Danny tells Emmy that his real name is Josh, and he asks her if she can temporarily provide him with a place to hide.

Fully aware of the danger she may be putting herself in, Emmy agrees to help him, and they begin a passionate affair. Although she disagrees with the crime he's suspected of committing, she sympathizes with the reasons he provides her for his involvement in the situation.

As the police gather evidence about the identity of the killer, Emmy knows she can't keep the new man in her life safe forever. She has to decide: go on the run with the man of her dreams, or spend the rest of her life wondering, "What if?"