Before I stepped over the threshold, I took a breath, but the moment I entered, I heard voices. I moved toward the conversation and when they were in my sight, Jeremy glanced up. His lips spread into a wide grin. “Babe!” He jumped up from the sofa where he’d been sitting across from our agent, Clyde and another man I didn’t know, but who looked familiar. “I called the church and then, I called your cell,” Jeremy said with excitement. “I didn’t know where you were!” Pulling me into his arms, he kissed my cheek, then took my hand. “Come in,” he said as if he’d forgotten this was my home, too. “I have some good news for you.”

This was the first time since I’d seen that text that Jeremy had touched me and I hadn’t cringed. I guess because I was just shocked; I hadn’t expected to walk into a meeting.

“Hello, everyone,” I said, pasting on a smile as Clyde and the other gentleman stood. “What’s going on?”

“Babe, this is Lawrence Wright.” When the blond-haired man reached his hand toward me, that was when I figured it out. He could have been Richard Gere’s twin.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Wright.” I shook his hand, then turned to Clyde. “What’s up?”

“Just you,” he said, pulling me into an embrace.

“Babe,” Jeremy said, “Lawrence is from Amazon Exclusive.” It sounded like my husband was about to break out into a song.

“Oh...kay.” There was silence as I waited for someone to continue.

“Let’s all sit down,” Jeremy said, leading me to the sofa where he’d been sitting. When we sat and his leg rubbed against mine, I had to focus to keep my body in place rather than sliding to the other end far away from him.

I was glad when Lawrence distracted me and said, “Mrs. Williams, I came here to talk to you and Reverend Williams about joining our team.”

“Oh, is this about the books that Jeremy wants to write?” I asked.

“Well, books would be good.” Lawrence chuckled. “What we at Amazon have in mind is much bigger than that. Our team has been watching the two of you for some time. And while we know you have a deal with Netflix, we think we’d be able to offer you a much more lucrative package.”

I frowned. “You’re talking about a development deal?”

The three men nodded together.

I said, “But I thought the Netflix deal was done, right, Clyde?”

Clyde nodded, but now, his grin was as wide as Jeremy’s. “It was done, but they're willing to let us buy out of that deal."

"Babe,” Jeremy put his hand on my knee and my eyes looked down at where he touched me. “The plan that Amazon has would turn us into a powerhouse couple.”