“Did Kyle cover your shift yesterday?” One of the club members asked and I nodded while reaching for the bread. “He did, and he handled things well.” I said. Mia had mentioned the same thing earlier, and Aiden had also said Kyle was settling in quickly. “He seems to be fitting in.” Jace said. “He is. He has experience, and Ben seems to like working with him.” I replied as Jace nodded. “That’s good.” He said. The conversation moved on almost immediately, and I was grateful for that. Lawson Customs was my life, but it didn’t have to dominate every conversation anymore. That realization settled quietly inside me as I looked around the table. There had been a time when I believed everything depended on me. If I didn’t work, things fell apart. If I didn’t solve a problem, nobody else

