Chrissie Learns A Harsh Lesson Part 1

This is a story I've been wanting to write for a while but I only recently got the gentleman involved to tell me it
would be okay to write about our encounter. Normally it wouldn't bother me to write about any experience I've had but
this gentleman is a special friend and I didn't feel right about relating the story without his knowledge. As you probably
guessed, with exception of Kelly, I generally change the names, dates, and locations mentioned in my stories. Even though
I won't be using his name or telling you any personal information about him I still sought his approval and I thank him for
giving me permission to tell the story.
Not too long ago I was required to make a trip to New York City and happened to meet a man that would introduce me
to experiences that, until then, I'd never imagined I'd ever be a part of. I say I was required to visit New York because I never
was particularly comfortable traveling by airplane and today air travel is even more unappealing to me. However a dear friend
from college was getting married and I simply couldn't avoid attending the festivities.
Since I had to make the journey anyway I decided to add a few days to front end of the trip and besides I received a
considerably better ticket price by leaving mid-week instead of on Friday. I had decided not to tell anyone that I would arriving
on Wednesday instead of Friday in order to avoid be forced to spend time with people I really didn't care to see and I didn't
want to be in the way as my friend prepared for the Saturday wedding. New York being so large and crowded I figured it
wouldn't be hard to remain discreet and anonymous.

Upon arriving in the city I checked into my hotel, took a long hot soak in the tub and took a 2 hour mid-afternoon nap. I
am a collector of interesting books and I possess several first editions and I knew New York City had some very good book
sellers. I did a bit of research and found uncovered some addresses in the Soho neighborhood so I hired a cab and headed
off in search of some literary treasures.