Chapter 12 The next day I heard back from Elizabeth. The site was still available and they were willing to sign a lease with me, putting the property on hold since they knew I was interested in both the store and the apartment. But they couldn’t release it until a month after I needed to be in. I spent the week trying to figure out what I was going to do, but signed the lease because I knew it was the perfect place for me. Even if I had to shut down for a month. When I talked to Lexi about it she suggested I request an extension on my current lease so I could move straight from one to the other. I called the new owner’s office and was lucky they didn’t laugh at me. Back to square one. The following week Mandy brought Elise to our girls’ night. As soon as she walked in with the wrap

