His suit didn’t fit him right. Julie wouldn’t have liked that. Julie liked someone well dressed, someone well put together. Refined. Laurence Olivier. She liked ambitious men. Men who wanted to live in New York or LA, who had lofty career goals, who were money hungry. She saw herself as the charming half of a power couple who hosted the best parties with fun themes and lots of liquor. All of this came straight from her mouth during one of our late-night conversations. This isn’t me projecting or exaggerating or making excuses.

