I shook her hand, my own hand steadier now than it had been when we arrived.
"Thank you so much," I said, meaning it with my whole heart. "You have no idea what this means to me."
"I think I do," Nina replied with a knowing smile. "I'll send over the contracts and timeline by tomorrow. Welcome to the world of fashion, Claire."
We said our goodbyes and walked back to the elevator, and it wasn't until the doors closed and we were alone that I finally let myself react.
"Oh my God," I said, covering my face with my hands. "That actually happened. She actually said yes."
Julian laughed, the sound warm and genuine. "I told you she would," he said.
I lowered my hands and looked at him, feeling like I might burst from the mix of relief and joy and disbelief flooding through me.
"I did it,"
