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“Break up with you?” Christina gasped. “No! No! That’s the exact

opposite of what I was thinking. I would never— I mean, we both knew

that things would change when we went back to working at separate jobs,

but I— I hope that you don’t still think that—”

“No!” Taylor assured her. “No. That was just— a moment of temporary

insanity. Insecurity. I guess I was feeling the change too. I thought maybe

you wouldn’t have time for us anymore.”

“I’ll always have time for you!” Christina’s eyes misted over, but she

pushed forward. “I don’t want to sugar coat this. It’s going to be a lot of

work. A lot of hours. A lot of frustration trying to get things going. I don’t

want to seem vacant or unavailable, but I will need to commit to it if I’m

going to do it.”

“I understand. Believe me, I have some idea now how much it takes to

get something up and running. I’ll be here. I’ll help with whatever I can. Me

and Chloe.” Taylor could see how much that meant to Christina. She could

feel it too, in the softest parts of her chest. In her heart, which was

hammering out a brand new, hopeful beat.

“Jeez, you guys are amazing. I’m not sure what I ever did to have you

walk into my life, but I’m sure as heck glad that you did.”

“Timing is sometimes just a really amazing thing.”

“You’re telling me.” Christina reached up and swiped the back of her

hand over her eyes. Taylor knew that Christina really didn’t show her

emotions easily. It choked Taylor up further to see it. There was a massive

lump in her throat to accompany her burning eyes.

“Whatever it takes, we’ll be here for you. This is exciting. We’ll both

own our own businesses. It’s crazy to think about it. Crazy good.”

Christina nodded. “It’s going to be.”

Taylor needed to hug Christina. She scooted over on the couch and

wrapped her arms around Christina’s neck.

“Christina!” Chloe yelled, peeling into the room. “You’re here!”