Chapter 213 Shaky Starts Don't Aaways Mean Bad Endings

• As Holly stood there, gazing at the distant city lights dotting the night skyline, she could see why Austin was so head over heels for Marybeth. She was warm, kind, open, and so easy to like. For someone as lonely as Holly, she was someone she desperately wanted to befriend.
• Marybeth was easy to talk to, and perhaps that was the reason Holly opened up to her, despite her heart telling her never to trust another woman again. The last time she had, she was sabotaged on stage, and her career was ruined in the blink of an eye. But Holly was only human, and just like anyone else, she craved connection. So she opened up to Marybeth, voicing things she had barely admitted to herself.
• "Ours isn't a story about love," she began, half-turning to look at Marybeth. "It's about survival. We both desperately needed each other."