The morning sun spilled golden light across our tiny apartment, catching the dust particles in the air like tiny floating stars. Jason was already at the table, scribbling into his notebook, eyes bright with an intensity I hadn’t seen in weeks.
“What’s got you so focused?” I asked, setting down my coffee cup.
Jason looked up, his grin wide. “Plans. Big plans. We’ve survived the small stuff—bills, jobs, arguing over burnt toast. Now it’s time for the next step.”
I raised an eyebrow. “Next step?”
“We’re building more than just a life, Liv. We’re building a future. A career. A foundation. And I have a few ideas that might just change everything.”
I couldn’t help but smile. The fire in his eyes was contagious, the kind that makes you believe that anything—no matter how impossible—was poss
