At least it seems that way to their inebriated selves. They studiously ignore each other until the lift breaks down.Īfter bonding while they wait for maintenance to fix the problem, then bonding some more over drinks at a nearby bar, Jamie hatches a devilishly clever plan. Then Jamie Carter, the office playboy and hottest man in the city, jumps into the elevator with her. She plans her Friday evening exit from the office with military precision, navigating it so she doesn’t run into anyone on the way out the door. Between people feeling completely free to hit on her in the weirdest way possible and dealing with serious heartbreak, Laurie longs for a quiet weekend. The whole issue becomes a one-week gossip fest at her firm. It turns out Dan was cheating, and the other woman is now pregnant. She agrees since she doesn’t want to feed the office gossip mill and desperately needs time to pull herself together. Dan has benefited from Laurie’s reputation and he wants time to solidify his own position before the news breaks that he broke her heart. Laurie is a favorite at the law firm, a hard worker as well as brilliant, and folks often joke she’s the company’s golden girl. Assuring her there is no one else and that he simply needs to find himself, Dan asks she not tell the folks at work. Things have been a bit strained the last few months since Laurie is planning to go off the pill so they can try for a baby, but she in no way expects what happens when she comes home from a night out with friends. Working together and living together, jointly owning a home, a car and the typical burden of debt, they’ve never felt the need for marriage since they are united by so many other tangibles. Given that they’re now thirty-six, their relationship has become a thing of legend among their friends and coworkers.

A novel about second – and third – chances and falling in love with whom you least expect it, this gem of a book is funny, sweet and charming.īarrister Laurie and her significant other Dan have been together since they were eighteen. Part women’s fiction and part romance If I Never Met You is wholly delightful.

If i never met you review