graceful about it.
Taylor got into her car too, but she had to just sit there for a minute and
give her brain time to catch up. She wasn’t thinking about all the tasks she
had to accomplish for the business. She wasn’t thinking about the building,
renovations, marketing, contacts, construction, shelters, lawyers, opening
day— any of it.
She was trying to decode what Christina said to her right at the end.
Unfortunately, that just started her off on an entirely unwanted line of
thought. Was Christina really a lesbian? Was she available? What did it
matter if she was? They were two different people. Taylor didn’t even like
the other woman. She decidedly did not like her, after that first meeting.
Christina was way too invested in her job to mix business with pleasure,
especially since it appeared that they’d now be working and making
business decisions together.
Taylor stopped thinking. She reached for her seatbelt and clicked it into
place. She started the car and focused instead on her route back home. She
could think about the more complicated stuff— business stuff only— when
she got there.
Chapter 11
Christina
The day that Taylor had stood up to Christina in the parking lot started a
new trend. While Christina admired Taylor’s backbo
ne and her ability to
finally stand up for herself, she found it slightly annoying that Taylor
second guessed everything Christina said. During the week after finalizing
the purchase of the building, they clashed on just about everything. Even if
they were just having a conversation over the phone, or exchanging emails,
Taylor questioned everything, even the decisions she obviously agreed with.
Christina tried to keep focused on her work, since most days she still
had a packed schedule, but more and more often, she found her attention