Page 53 of Until We Weren't

Destiny looked over at Faith in surprise.

“I know that’s not something I liked to do before, but you know, maybe I was wrong,” Faith said. “I was wrong about other things and I can see that now.”

Before Destiny could say anything Faith pulled into the parking lot of a small bar, turned to her and smiled. “Let’s have that beer.”

They went inside, ordered beers at the bar, and sat at an empty table. There were only two people at the bar and two others at a table, but it was Monday night and early.

Once they were seated Destiny looked over at Faith. “Since you mentioned dressing up…”

“Yeah?” Faith asked.

“I think we should dress professionally when we present our vision to the contractor next week,” Destiny said.

“You don’t think our company shirts and shorts are appropriate?” Faith said with a grin. “I get it. We want them to see us as business women, not just the workers who dig the holes and plant the flowers.”

“Exactly,” Destiny said. “We can talk more about the presentation as we get all the info into the software and make the slides and videos.” She grinned and wrinkled her nose. “I’m getting excited.”

Faith chuckled. “I can see that. Your eyes are sparkling, Des. You look beautiful.”

Destiny smiled and reached for her beer. It had been a long time since anyone had said she was beautiful and she knew Faith meant it. Her heart skipped a beat just as it always did when Faith looked at her that way.

“We’re going to kick Gloria’s ass in the best way.” Faith grinned.

“Seeing her brought up a lot of emotions,” Destiny said. “I don’t understand people like that. Why would she go to that much trouble to win that project?”

“Some people can’t stand it when other people are happy,” Faith said. “We were happy and she knew that. We were her competition, only we didn’t realize it. At least I didn’t.”

“I didn’t either,” Destiny said. “If my team didn’t win a project it wasn’t the end of the world. We went on to the next thing.”

“That’s the way it was for my team, too,” Faith said. “You can’t blame her for our breakup, Des.”

Destiny raised her brows. “I certainly can. She set everything in motion. We don’t know what would’ve happened had she not done that.”

Faith shrugged. “I know we have to talk about this to get through it, but I can’t tell you how much I regret not coming to you with the video.”

Destiny could see tears in Faith’s eyes. She reached over and took her hand in hers. “I’ve been thinking about what you said about being good enough.” Destiny paused. “I understand what you were trying to tell me. I didn’t realize what you meant until later. I’m so sorry you felt like that, Faith.”

Faith looked over at her and smiled. “You didn’t make me feel that way, Des. But I’m glad you understand now. That’s why we’re dating. Some things take time to process and understand.”

Destiny chuckled and raised an eyebrow. “I think you like saying that.”

Faith laughed. “I do. I’m dating Destiny Green.”

“It’s only been one date.” Destiny pointed out.

“I know what I’d like to do for our next date, but you have to be open minded,” Faith said with a twinkle in her eye.

Destiny narrowed her gaze at Faith. “Open minded? Hmm,” she said with faux skepticism. “Should I? Or not?”

Faith giggled. “Come on, Des. Trust me.”

Destiny scoffed. “I’m not the one with trust issues.”

“Me neither,” Faith assured her. “Not anymore.”

Destiny smiled. Did Faith really trust her now? She kept saying the right words, but Destiny was still hesitant. Maybe another date would make things clear for her. Seeing the sparkle in Faith’s eyes made it hard to say no. Who was she kidding? She wanted to believe Faith. She wanted them to find a way to be together again. “Okay. When is this date?”

“Um, all I’ll say for now is…Friday?” Faith grinned.

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