Page 75 of Until We Weren't

Destiny and Faith waved to the Greens as they drove away.

“I can’t believe you made us clean out Mom’s flower bed before we could leave,” Destiny said, glancing over at Faith.

“Come on, it was only a few weeds,” Faith said, reaching for Destiny’s hand. “You didn’t even get dirt under your fingernails. Besides, we always do that for her.”

“We used to do that for her,” Destiny corrected her. “We can always do new things, Faith.”

“I like the sound of that. But we should still keep your mom’s flower bed pretty.”

Destiny felt Faith squeeze her hand. She couldn’t help but smile and shake her head.

“Where are we going now?” Faith asked.

“We are going to see one of our favorite people,” Destiny said.

“So much for doing new things,” Faith teased.

Destiny chuckled. “Oh, you’re going to love this. Trust me.” She cut her eyes over to Faith. Trust had always been important to both of them. But now, Faith had willingly put her trust in Destiny. She hadn’t wavered a bit. It was Destiny who was slow to trust now, but any doubts she’d had earlier were gone.

Faith gasped. “I know where we’re going!”

Destiny could feel Faith’s excitement because she was still holding her hand. “I know someone who will be very happy to see us together.”

“She may be napping,” Faith said as Destiny found a parking space.

“Or watching NASCAR.” Destiny chuckled.

“Let’s walk by the bench near her room,” Faith suggested, reaching for Destiny’s hand. “Is this okay?”

Destiny nodded and smiled as their little fingers linked together. “You know how much she likes to sit in the sun.”

They stepped off the sidewalk and could see a woman sitting on a bench in a small garden.

“My eyes must be playing tricks on me!” Mrs. Baker exclaimed as Destiny and Faith walked up to her.

“Your eyes are just fine,” Faith said.

“They’re better than mine.” Destiny chuckled.

“Sit down and catch me up,” Mrs. Baker said, patting the bench next to her.

Destiny and Faith sat down on either side of the older woman.

“Your hearts have finally won,” Mrs. Baker said. “It doesn’t matter what happened before. The important thing is that you’re together now.”

“You don’t even want to hear the story?” Destiny asked.

Mrs. Baker slapped them both on the leg. “Some other time. Now, how did I get so lucky to see you girls on a Sunday?”

“We need some of your good luck,” Faith said.

“We’re giving a presentation this week to win a big job,” Destiny said.

Mrs. Baker looked from Destiny to Faith. “Are you working together again?”

“We are on this project,” Destiny said.

“We’ll see how it goes,” Faith said. “You never know what can happen.”

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