Binding Hearts

of waiting for the worl

tic design she'd put out into the world was a small rebellion against the system that tried to define her. She was an artist, not a corporate

about the night of the

pical. No, it was the moment she'd met Ryan Cole. The lawyer who didn't belong in her world, b

t stop think

indow, but it felt distant, like she was standing on the edge of someone else's life. Jules, her best friend and personal soun

Evelyn asked, glancing

ver the armrest, her nose buried in a graphic novel. She didn't a

her voice softer than usual. "I thi

e been binge-watching your favorite comics for

arting to feel like I'm not doing enough, you know? Like I'

"Jules, you're one of the most talented

just making noise for the sake of making noise, you kno

hidden behind her sarcasm. Her best friend always appeared strong, confident, and se

ays have, and you always will. But it's okay to not have i

hough it was fai

illed with jagged lines, half-finished designs, and scribbles. Art had always been her way of processing the world-of l

an

e silence again. "Let's talk about you

mid-page tur

aid, a knowing grin forming on her lips

yn's voice came out qu

widening. "Oh, you know his na

on with me. It's just... I feel like we're from two different worlds. He's

rent' have the best connections. If you're waiting for things to be perfect, you'll be waiting

even know if he's interested. He left so suddenly at the c

, her voice surprisingly gentle. "Some p

king the same thing-what if he was nervous? What if he was just as unsu

him?" she finally asked, her

h. Why not? If you're waiting for him to make the first mov

chest. "It's not that simple. I don't w

You're just saying you're

n her mind, but she couldn't bring herself to type it. Instead, she stared out the window at t

ne down and let out a slow breath. "Maybe... Maybe I just

speaking. "Yeah. But I think you kn

ed faintly.