Chapter 134

They didn’t decide that night.

Or the next.

They let the offer sit between them like a third presence in the room—important, but not urgent.

For once, neither of them felt the need to react immediately.

Growth had taught them patience.

---

Three days later, they sat at their small dining table, laptops open, spreadsheets half-finished, tea growing cold beside them.

“If you take it,” she said carefully, “what does that actually look like?”

“Bigger team. Bigger ...