Our Future

**6 years later**

“Wow…you came back pretty early today…” I said while cocking my head slightly to the side in wonder.

With his busy schedule for the week, I hadn’t expected him to turn up at my gallery early in the afternoon.

“Things wrapped up pretty well at the hospital today so I thought that we could go pick up the kids together for a change,” Hayden replied with a smile.

“Perfect timing. Now that you mention it, we should head out now or we’re going to be late…” I said as I started grabbing my things.

I turned to flash him a bright smile. Honestly, I was thrilled that he could spare some time to pick up the kids together today. Hayden was still busy with his work at the hospitals as ever and the fact that the numbers of hospitals in his network has grown over the years did not help make him any less busy. That being said, my career as an artist and gallery owner had also flourished handsomely which meant that he wasn’t the only one who had gotten busier. Layering taking care o