Flipped! (Spinning Hills Romance 1) by Inés Saint Page A

with it last time, and I feel different now that I’m single. What do you think?” Heather looked doubtful.
    Holly beamed at her. “It’s a great idea. Not only are you feeling different, but I’m sure you’re working on new goals and trying to get a new outlook.” This was Holly’s favorite part of her business. She was only sorry Emily wouldn’t be there. Coming up with a fragrance for a friend was especially fun. “We’ll start with my special questionnaire again and when you’re done, we’ll compare it to your answers last time. You’ll see the difference.”
    She steered Heather to her office and sat her down in front of the laptop. Heather frowned at the first question on the computer. “If I’m honest, I guess I’m feeling cautious, but I don’t want a cautious scent.”
    “That’s okay. We need to see where you are before we know where you’re going. If the answers to any of the first two questions are different from last time, it’ll take you to a whole new set of questions. And remember you can choose up to two in this first part. It’s a whole new quest.” Holly winked.
    Heather clicked on cautious and read the second question. “I want to feel adventurous, but not sexy-adventurous, you know?”
    “Click and trust, my little grasshopper,” Holly joked.
    “How in the world did you get Sam to do this? I can’t picture it.” Heather giggled.
    Holly smiled, remembering the day Sam and Johnny came in. “Johnny had a blast answering for him. I could tell by the look on Sam’s face if Johnny was right or not. But Sam actually got into it when we went to sniff oils. He was very decisive.”
    Heather smiled before considering the next question. “Confident. That’s what I’m shooting for.”
    “See, there are all types of adventures.”
    “Tell me about it,” Heather said. “Just choosing where to live was an adventure. It was so great to choose a new, modern apartment. I know you guys love old houses, but it was never my thing.”
    “I know.” Holly squeezed her arm. “Have you and Jake settled in?” Holly asked as Heather read the next question.
    “I have, but Jake still needs some time to get used to it. It helps that Sam is over a lot, but at the same time, I worry that it’ll give Jake the wrong idea. My parents are super worried about us, too, so I drive up to Chicago as much as I can, which probably doesn’t help Jake with the settling in. It’s all so hard.” Heather sighed.
    Holly didn’t know what to say. Heather had confided to Holly and Emily a while back that she and Sam had been in couple’s therapy for over a year, so the announcement hadn’t come as a shock, but it was difficult knowing which subjects she could broach. “I know all about second thoughts, doubts, and guilt,” Holly said, choosing her words carefully. “It’s still hard to talk about it, and we don’t have to if you don’t want to, but just know that I understand all that.”
    “Does it get better?” Heather turned away from the computer screen.
    Holly tried hard not to let her friend see how difficult this subject was for her. She wanted to be there for her. “There has to be something even deeper and stronger inside you that knows the decision is best for everyone involved. Knowing that is the only thing that keeps it from eating away at me.”
    “You still question yourself?” Heather’s shoulders slumped, and her warm brown eyes lost their glow.
    Holly squeezed Heather’s hand. “I’m so sorry. I was trying to let you know I understand and I’m here for you, but our situations are different—”
    “I know, but we both have a child we adore and we both say our kids come first, and that’s where all these doubts come in. I want you to be honest with me. It’s easier for me to face things when I know what’s coming.”
    “We say our kids come first,” Holly echoed with a sigh. “That’s exactly it right there. That was your guilt talking, and I should know ’cause I