Chapter Twenty-Two Peyton Two weeks laterWhen my gift boxes hit store shelves last week, I had to remind myself over and over that good things take time. It took years of hard work to build my business to this point. Although this business deal was a huge step, it was just one step, not an escalator. At least, that’s what I told myself. And then, after a week of my products being stocked, the numbers came in. The glowing blogger reviews. The immediate demands for increased stock at nearly every store. A mere seven days later, and my cut of profits has already surpassed a whole year’s worth of income from my online store. Maybe good things take time, but it turns out, great things can happen in the blink of an eye. “Another bottle of bubbly!” Libby calls out to the bartender on a laugh,

