What would have happened if her grandmother had sold the inn when times were tough and played it safer with an office job, which was customary, instead of rolling up her sleeves in a factory position?

How different would life have been for them all?

As much as Sarah loved the city, she adored her hometown. She couldn’t imagine having grown up anywhere else.

And now, she was facing a similar dilemma that her grandmother had so many years ago. Her grandmother had chosen to stick to her dream and do whatever was necessary to protect it.

But what did that mean for her? Which path would be following her dream? Staying and pouring her heart into this new business—and launching her own side hustle doing what she loved—or working for an established company, doing what was expected of her until someday she had the confidence to break out on her own?

She continued to read several other entries, detailing her grandmother’s journey to San Francisco and the early days on the job, marveling over her strength and commitment. She’d always known her grandmother was an amazing woman, but this inside glimpse into her heart and mind had Sarah wishing she’d had just a little more time with her.

Seeing Jessica’s car pull into the driveway an hour later, she put the journal aside and headed downstairs, her legs screaming in pain with each step.

“Hey, were you up there the whole time?”

Lia’s voice on the landing behind her would have made her jump if her legs were capable. “Jesus! Don’t sneak up on me like that.”

“Is that Jess and Whitney?” Lia asked, hot on her heels. As usual.

“Yes,” she said, wincing in pain on the last step. So much for hoping maybe Lia would go visit her parents that evening so she could have her girls’ night with her friends without her.

Lia frowned as she glanced at her legs. “What’s wrong? Why are you walking weird?”

“Oh jeez, I don’t know. Could be the ten-mile run you forced me to do,” she mumbled as she opened the front door. “Hey, guys,” she said, never more grateful to see her friends. Maybe Lia would leave them to visit alone? Nope, instead she invited herself to girls’ night.

“Yay, this is going to be so much fun. I can’t wait to hear all the latest gossip.”