Chapter 23

• When life knocks us down, I’ll be your rock, and when the weight feels unbearable, we’ll share it together.
• RUBEN
• I leaned back in my office chair, staring at the mess of papers and sketches spread out on the desk. The project was taking longer than I’d hoped. The architects I wanted on board were dragging their feet, throwing one excuse after another. Frustration clawed at me, but I pushed it aside. This needed to happen, and it needed to happen soon.