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Destiny nodded. “I haven’t been able to implement anything like it because The Green Thumb is too small.”

Faith raised her brows and her heart skipped a beat. “If we joined forces we could offer something like that.”

“Yeah, I think we could.”

Faith smiled as her thoughts jumped into the future. If there was hope for her and Destiny then maybe they could live their dream of working side by side and owning their own company, too. That would be too good to be true, she thought.

“I can tell by the look on your face that you like the idea,” Destiny said.

Faith chuckled. “I like it very much.”

“Then we’d better come up with a landscaping layout that will dazzle the contractor,” Destiny said.

“Let’s do it.”

For the next hour Faith relayed the ideas she could see in her head and Destiny put them in place on their mock-up of the property in the computer. They added shrubs and trees here, then plants there. They took them away or exchanged them for different flowering plants. As they shared ideas, the layout around the main building came together on the screen.

Faith suggested a different variety of flowering plant in one section and when Destiny added it the landscape jumped off the screen.

They both gasped when Destiny clicked the button to show the new changes.

“That’s it!” Destiny exclaimed. “My God, Faith. This is your best work,” she said, putting her arm around Faith.

Faith stared at the screen. Destiny had once again transformed the ideas in her head and made them real. She felt Destiny’s arm around her and closed her eyes, relishing the touch.

“Oh, sorry,” Destiny muttered, dropping her arm.

“This is our best work,” Faith said. “I don’t know how you do it, but you see inside my head and make it come to life.”

Destiny chuckled. “I just know how to listen to you.”

“We get the chance to go look at the property again next week,” Faith said.

“We should go together, but this time we’ll be mindful of the time,” Destiny replied.

Faith chuckled. “I’ll set an alarm on my watch.”

“We also need to go get prices from the nursery. Abel will make us a good deal."

“We can do that Monday afternoon then go out to the property,” Faith said. “That will give us a better idea of what we can use and not use and still make money.”

“We should keep this in mind,” Destiny said, pointing at the screen. “Then Monday we’ll figure out how to tie in the other buildings adjacent to the main structure.”

Faith nodded. “That’s a good plan.”

“Wow,” Destiny said, sitting back in her chair. “All the exhaustion I felt earlier is gone.”

“Because this is exciting,” Faith said. “We have a real shot at this, Destiny.”

Destiny nodded and smiled. “I think that’s all we can do for today.”

13

“Today has become evening,” Faith said, looking out the windows at the front of her office.

“Time flies when you’re creating something beautiful,” Destiny said. She cut her eyes over at Faith. She hadn’t meant to put her arm around Faith earlier, but it seemed like the most natural thing in the world to do. Everything seemed natural once they started working on the project. Destiny had felt a flutter or two in her stomach since walking in the front door.

“It’s Friday night,” Faith said. “Do you have to work in the morning?”

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