“I can’t believe you work a corporate job now,” Kalia said as she hugged Amelia outside the restaurant.

“Did you ever think you’d see that?” Amelia asked.

Amelia had decided to take the job offer at Hillen Industries. After Alex paid her hospital bill, she knew she needed to do something for herself. She was rarely sick, but there would be pregnancy checkups and well-baby visits in her future.

Alex had suggested she invest in the retirement account the ...