“I’m so close to making partner,” I whisper, hearing the yearning in my own voice. As soon as the words leave me, though, I realize how empty they sound in the face of everything. I take a deep breath. “But it’s fine. There are plenty of law firms in LA, and many have already tried to poach me.”
“Or you could open your own firm,” Darian suggests. “You have the experience and a network in place. It can’t be that hard. A new adventure.”
“For all three of us.” I smile, my heart feeling light. Losing the potential partnership doesn’t seem that bad, in retrospect. It’s not easy to let go of all my plans and dreams, but maybe this isn’t letting go of them. They are simply transforming into something else. Expanding.
There are still questions and doubts within me, but a few things I know for c
