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“We’ve been together for a year and a half now, and we love each other,” he reasoned. “If it’ll set your mind at ease, we’ll move in together, so it’s less money we’ve got to shell out. My lease is coming to an end in two months with Randy, so I’ll tell him now that I won’t be renewing. He’ll be cool with it. And you and I can just stay here at your place until your lease is up five months from now. We’ll see where things are at that point, and we’ll either renew if you’re still feeling unsure, or we’ll get a bigger place if things are going well.”
Now my brain was feeling a bit muddled. I liked the idea of us moving in with each other, and truth be told, Travis was doing what he could to ease the part of my brain that wanted logic to factor in.
I spent some time trying to mull it over, and I had a feeling Travis could see that I was wavering. He took advantage of that and tried to pull me over to his side.
“Please, Indy,” he begged. “I get that it’s scary for you, but take a chance on me. On us. I promise I’ll make sure you don’t regret it. I’m going to give you the life of your dreams.”
For far too long, I’d been stuck on the straight and narrow path. I never veered off, and it had always served me well.
But nothing about my life to this point had been extraordinary. And nothing could ever beat Travis’s enthusiasm and determination.
Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to do something a little daring for once. Maybe it would be the best thing I ever did.
“Fine,” I agreed. “But I want to see a full reporting of all the numbers before I give my two weeks’ notice on Monday.”
Travis’s face lit up before he captured my face in his hands and kissed me. “You won’t regret this.”
The two of us spent the weekend going over all of the details, and when Monday rolled around, I walked into my job and handed them my two weeks’ notice.
I felt good.
I was nervous, but I was excited.
I couldn’t wait to start this new chapter, and I was looking forward to seeing where finally deciding to take a risk would lead me.
Sadly, I never could have prepared myself for where I wound up.
ONE
Indy
One year later
“We need to talk.”
Travis crossed the massive room and closed the distance between us. Coming to a stop in front of me, he offered a sweet look and smiled. “That doesn’t sound very good.”
I let out a sigh. “It’s not bad, but I really need you to reconsider what you’re doing here.”
“What do you mean?” he asked.
Shaking my head back and forth as I looked around the room, I answered, “The spending is out of control.”
He rolled his eyes, moved around me, and insisted, “It’s fine.”
I spun around, watching him go, and argued, “It’s not.”
When he turned back to look at me, he asked, “Are all of the bills paid? Is anything late?”
“Everything’s been paid.”
“So, what’s the problem? We’re doing fantastic, Indy. It’s just like I told you, and honestly, it’s better than I imagined it would be this quickly.”
I couldn’t necessarily argue that point.
Business was booming. And it was great. I was thrilled with how well things were going and how much they’d progressed ever since I’d decided to join Travis in this venture.
But there was one small problem.
