Time for What Matters

Avery

"I used to paint," I said finally. "Watercolors, mostly. Landscapes. I haven't done it in years. No time."

"There's always time for what matters," Zoe said simply.

Her words hit me harder than intended. What did matter to me? Beyond work, beyond my arrangement with Declan, beyond my responsibilities?

"Food's here!" Jared called, saving me from further introspection.

We feasted on fish tacos