Hunter moved closer to her. “You don’t have to make any decisions right away. Take the time they’re giving you. You have plenty of options. Even if you decide to leave the Agency, I can think of a million jobs that would be perfect for you—including actually practicing law, if you wanted to go that route. The ball will be in your court, and you can count on me no matter what decisions you make.”

He was right, and knowing that he would stand by her meant everything. She might be unclear about her career, but she was certain about her feelings for Hunter. “I have no idea what I want to do. I don’t know how I’ll ever completely get over what they did to us. What they stole from us.”

“I get that, but we’re together now, and we have to believe that the Lord’s plan is bigger than we can see.”

Her heart warmed at his declaration. “You believe that?”

He took her hands. “Thanks to seeing you live your faith and actually watching firsthand how God has protected you and me. How through all of this messy maze of our lives, we were brought back together.”

“I don’t even want to worry about tomorrow and what it will hold. I want to embrace now and being here with you.”

He squeezed her hand. “Then don’t worry.”

She smiled. “How about we go to the grocery store and then come back and cook a nice, normal dinner? How does that sound?”

“Only one thing would make that better.”

“What?” she asked.

“If you’ll kiss me first.”

She grinned and fell into his warm embrace. Their road had been long and ever winding, but they had still ended up back in each other’s arms.

Epilogue

Layla had taken the Agency up on a three-month sabbatical and was enjoying her last weekend before going back to work. Viv was hosting a dinner party, and they had just finished dessert, which included peach cobbler—Layla’s favorite. She looked at Hunter seated across from her and smiled. He winked at her, and the butterflies still flew around her stomach like crazy.

They’d spent a ton of time together over the past three months, getting to know each other all over again. Yeah, they each had changed and matured, but surprisingly, they also found that many things about each other hadn’t changed at all. Falling back into a natural rhythm in their relationship had been much easier than she had expected. Their vow to be completely truthful wouldn’t always be easy, but it did ensure a level of trust between them.