Chapter 69 Old Friends, New Beginnings

• I twisted the new engagement ring on my finger, the weight of it still foreign. Sunlight caught the diamond as I sat across from Samantha at our favorite café, the same one where I'd broken down in tears eight years ago when my world had shattered.
• "You're actually doing this." Sam's voice wasn't a question. She stirred her latte, eyes fixed on my hand. "After everything."
• My stomach twisted. Since Michael's proposal yesterday, I'd been riding a wave of certainty. Now, sitting across from the woman who'd sheltered me at my lowest, doubt crept in like a cold draft.