Back in Summit City, work started piling up again.

Every morning, I left the house around six, dropped Danny off, and headed straight to the office. I kept working so hard all day that I barely had time to lift my head.

But life had changed.

Zachary made it a point to call me three times a day, without fail. If he wasn’t too busy, he’d even bring me lunch at the office. Being naturally flamboyant, he also made a habit of delivering a bouquet of the ...