Progression

A few days past by peacefully in Hayden’s mansion. Hayden went out to work as he normally does. However, my days are much busier than they used to be. After mustering up the courage to be bold enough, I sent the email to the clients with Hayden’s recommended price quote. My hand was shaking while it hovered over the keyboard. I closed my eyes and held my breath before opening them wide with renewed determination before slamming down my fingers onto the enter button to press ‘send’.

After the emails left my outbox, I prayed that the clients didn’t think that my price quote was out-of-this-world crazy. Hopefully, at least one of the clients would go forward with their commission request. Little Hayden sat at my heel as he stared up at me. It was as if he could sense my nervousness and wanted to comfort me. Without hesitation, I bent down and scooped him up and placed him on my lap. His eyes stared at the computer screen curiously before turning to look up at my face.

“Let’s hope that