That moment when everything just clicks, when you feel safe and certain in a way you never have before. Even when his mother made it clear from the very first moment… that she didn't want me there. "Oh, you must be her," she said, her eyes sweeping over me in a way that felt less like curiosity and more like evaluation. When Daniel looked at me standing at the end of the aisle, there was this softness in his eyes that grounded me instantly. The walk to the back room felt longer than it should have.