#Chapter 61: Three Months

Aria’s POV For days, I had agonized over this choice. I had pushed it off for as long as I could, finding every possible excuse not to face this imperfect decision. There were so many reasons to choose either side. I liked it here as things were, but it would be a disservice to me and the good of my career to hold myself back. If I turned down this promotion to stay in the status quo, maybe everything would be fine. I might even be happy. But I would always wonder, what if. After leaving Liam all those years ago, I had stopped accepting uncertainty as a viable option. Now, I needed a life plan with attainable goals. So far, I’d hit every single goal that I’d set for myself. I would not let this opportunity pass me by. “I accept,” I heard myself say. It was like an out of body experience, listening to myself. Uncertainty still gripped me in its vicious, stressful clutches, but behind that nervousness was a sense of relief. A choice had been made. Now, I could move forward,