parents, I couldn’t eat either. My cookies are still out in the
car.”
“Why don’t you get them while I make some tea?” Dani
suggested, grinning. “We can’t possibly find out what the
future holds if neither of us ever eats.”
“Well, unless we finally ask the tarot cards,” Emily pointed
out, smiling at her.
Dani couldn’t believe she’d ever been annoyed by Emily
smiling. Now she was smiling too. Just as big and wide. She
was happy, and she was going to continue to allow herself to
be. She was going to choose happiness.
“Yes,” she whispered raggedly, brokenly, deliriously happy.
“Yes. That sounds wonderful. I’ll also get out my deck.”
Epilogue
Dani
Dani checked the store one more time to make sure
everything was perfect. Okay, it wasn’t perfect by perfect
standards, but it was perfect for them. The store was half her
place, half an art gallery. Usually, the space proudly displayed
and sold works by many different artists. They’d featured
shows over the past two years since they’d turned the building
into something that was uniquely theirs.
Last night was Emily’s first solo show. All her work had
sold, and she had calls and emails coming in long after the
show and into the morning. They would probably keep
trickling in for days or even weeks. Emily would have enough
work to keep her busy for months.
After graduating with her art degree, Emily had been doing
art full time. She was thinking about going back for her
masters, but with everything they were doing, getting the store