AN: I have never posted anything on this site before so I'm a little nervous. I'm also looking for a beta reader. Which is the main reason I'm posting this chapter now. The story is mostly finished but I would really appreciate someone looking over it for me. PM me if you have the time and patience.
Thanks.
Prologue
"Callie, I want you to come to New York with me."
The words I had hoped to hear and the words I dreaded had finally passed the lips of my girlfriend, Penny Blake, two days ago.
When Penny had accepted the position in New York a week ago, I couldn't believe it. I'd been put into this position once before. It was Africa all over again. My girlfriend had accepted a position away from me and I was just supposed to accept it. This was only for a year, unlike the 3 years Africa would have been but that wasn't the point. Was it wrong of me to want to be a consideration when making life changing decisions?
Now I am being included but this decision is not something I can make lightly. We're not just talking about me moving across the country with my girlfriend. We are talking about me quitting my job, leaving my friends but most importantly we are talking about splitting up my daughter's family. Arizona is here. How would Sofia feel about being hundreds of miles away from her other mother? Could I really ask that of Arizona? I really wish Penny had considered all of this before she'd accepted the job in New York and especially before asking me to move with her. Now all the pressure is on me. I have two options. Ruining my relationship with Penny or disrupting the life of my daughter.
Why can't things ever be simple. Is that really too much to ask? I don't even know when my life became so complicated. I remember when Penny and I first got together it was nice because it was simple. Something I hadn't had since before the plane crashed ruined my marriage. I missed simple. Now my life is as far from simple as you can get and I don't know what to do.