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“You’ll see,” Faith said.

Destiny raised her eyebrows and stared at Faith. The certainty in Faith’s eyes and the strength in her voice was new.

“I can tell you I’ve changed just as you would tell me you loved me,” Faith said. “But you also showed me and that’s how you won my heart and I came to trust you. So, Destiny Green, I aim to show you that the woman you fell in love with is still here, but she’s stronger and worth it.”

Destiny shook her head and sighed. “You were always worth it.”

Faith smiled. “It’s hard to believe being stuck in a hot shack in the dark with guard dogs outside can open someone’s eyes. It’s dramatic and completely out of character for me.” She sat back in her chair. “But Destiny, facing a mistake, seeing love in your eyes, along with the hurt I put there, made everything crystal clear. I’m so sorry I hurt you and that it took me this long to see it. I can’t change that, but I can’t give up either.”

Destiny listened to Faith and knew she was speaking from her heart, but it was Destiny’s turn to wonder if she could trust her. The reality that this all started over a work project suddenly flashed in Destiny’s mind.

“I’ll tell you one thing,” Destiny said. “Gloria has not seen the last of me. She did a terrible thing. She ended us.”

“No she didn’t,” Faith said.

Destiny smirked and tilted her head.

“I heard you earlier when you said we didn’t know each other as well as we thought,” Faith said. “Maybe this would’ve happened anyway, but I’m not so sure. How about this?”

Destiny looked over at Faith and waited.

“What better way to get to know each other than to go on a date,” Faith said.

Destiny scoffed. “A date?”

“Yeah.” Faith smiled. “We didn’t do that enough.”

Destiny shrugged. “I suppose we didn’t.”

“We loved working together,” Faith said.

“We did.”

“Let’s go look at some of the other business complexes in the area tomorrow then do something we both like,” Faith suggested.

Destiny narrowed her gaze, but she felt her heart skip a beat at the thought of spending the day with Faith. “Like what?”

Faith grinned. “You let me worry about that. I’m the one asking you out.”

Destiny couldn’t keep from smiling. This was different. Faith wasn’t usually the one who suggested outings when they were together.

“Well?” Faith asked. “Will you go out with me, Destiny?”

Destiny liked the way Faith was looking at her. There was nothing but hope and love in her eyes and a new kind of swagger in her posture. Can I trust her? Oh, I want to. It’s just a date.

“Yes, I’ll go out with you tomorrow,” Destiny replied.

Faith sat back in her chair and grinned. “Good.”

14

Faith had gone to sleep thinking about Destiny and her first thought was of her when she woke up. After Destiny agreed to go on a date with Faith they had had another beer and enjoyed the evening.

Faith smiled as she drove to Destiny’s apartment. It would feel a little odd picking her up from the same apartment where they’d spent many happy days, but she was happy Destiny wanted to spend time with her. She felt their love in her heart and was sure they could overcome this.

“Hmm,” she muttered. “I never knew trust could feel this good.”

Most of her life Faith had been afraid of trust. She’d learned at a young age sometimes people didn’t do the things they said they would. That caused hurt feelings and as she grew older Faith decided she was the only person she could count on in her life. Then came Destiny.

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