Alison Raby & Jess Leroy

“It’s over. That girl is the girl for me,” proclaimed Jess Leroy as he pointed out Alison Raby, a bartender at a popular Chicago nightspot, to his friend. Determined to win her heart, Jess proceeded to visit Alison at the bar every night for three months until she finally agreed to go out with him. It worked.

Not long after, Jess moved to San Francisco and Alison to nearby Big Sur, and for nine months Jess would drive down from the city to spend weekends with
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