Side by Side

But slowly, I learned. One afternoon I made a business decision Matthew clearly thought was a mistake.

I watched the worry cross his face — and he didn’t interfere.

“What do you need from me?” he asked. “Nothing,” I said.

He paused. Then he nodded. “Okay.”

Whether that decision worked or fell apart, the outcome would finally be mine. And that turned out to matter more than being protected from ever getting it wrong.

Chapter 9 — Side by Side

Nearly a year after the phone call, I stood backstage at the launch of my own publishing company.