Chapter Thirty-Eight

Nathan

The walk up the small flight of stairs to Mark’s office was the longest one of Nathan’s life. He could feel Holly’s hand in his, but he still had to keep looking back and making sure she was real.

They stepped into the office, and Holly closed the door behind her.

“Are you really here?” she asked, a hint of fear in her voice and eyes. “I thought you said you didn’t think this was going to work.”

“It wasn’t the way things were,” he told her. “But, I made changes. I hope I haven’t missed my chance.”

“No.” She shook her head and smiled. “You haven’t missed it. But I need to know you aren’t going to leave again. That we’re not just going to end up in the same place as before.”

Nathan reached into the back pocket of his Santa costume and pulled out a piece of heavy paper. He handed it to her.

“This says you’re the owner of Elements Computer Technologies,” Holly said, reading the paper. She looked up at him still confused. “I thought you were always the owner.”

“No. Paradigm was the