“You can’t make that promise,” she whispers. “I just did,” I declare with certainty. “You have so much—” “I know what I have. I’ll do what I need to do. If I can make this happen, then you can too. Show me, Delphine. Show me you want it, and I’ll move heaven and earth to be there for you, to help you succeed, and won’t ask for a damn thing in return.”

