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overwhelmed.

“Coming,” Taylor said. “I’ll be there in a second.”

“Okay. Thank you!”

Taylor had a business to run. She knew she couldn’t spend any more

time moping and feeling sad about Christina’s situation. Taylor had made

Christina a promise in the coffee shop. Or at least, she’d convinced

Christina to trust her. Now Taylor would have to do the same.

Chapter 22

Christina

Even though Christina promised herself that she wouldn’t work

overtime, that’s exactly what she did over the next week. Michelle booked

her an impossible schedule, like she wanted Christina to make up for the

weeks she’d spent helping Taylor get her business up and running.

Christina had only had time to hang out with Taylor and Chloe on

Wednesday night and it was now Friday. She studied her overflowing desk

and realized that she’d have to text Taylor and tell her that she’d be playing

catch up late into the night again. Christina knew that she’d probably have

to come in on the weekend as well if she wanted to be ready for her

appointments on Monday.

Her neck ached and she massaged a cramp out of her shoulder before

reaching for a new file. It was just one of many in a giant stack and each

one took hours to go through. She’d definitely have to work the weekend.

Christina grabbed her phone. She held it in her palm for a minute,

staring at the black screen. She knew that Taylor would understand, but

she’d also be hurt. Christina had promised she’d have more free time

towards the end of the week. She hadn’t foreseen a few extra meetings

getting added on top of an already full schedule on Thursday.

Christina knew that she couldn’t text. It wouldn’t be right. She checked

the time. It was after four, so Taylor would have got Chloe from the bus

stop already. Taylor had hired an excellent manager and she relied on her,