Chapter 20
JeffWith Valentine’s evening blowing up in our faces, I tried to make the best of it the next morning with a quiet breakfast at a down-home brunch spot near Taryn’s apartment. I apologized again and again. Her mouth twisted up in protest with each bite, but she did her best to get over it.
By the time we parted in the parking lot, she had warmed up enough to give me a heartfelt kiss goodbye before heading home to pack for her business trip. I went home to get some work done before my parent’s dropped off Olivia that evening.
I spent the rest of Sunday hunched over my computer fixing some problems with my application. By one, I was able to send Paul a link to test the output of my labor. Paul got the link and messaged me back.
Paul: Testing it now.
I crossed my fingers that
