"That's true, I did. I'm not the only person to see your potential. I'm sure Charlene and her predecessors have seen it too. Otherwise why send you to Berklee? Seriously, I think you are perfect for the job."
Stoney ducked his head, looking at Teja through a shaggy fringe of hair. "I'm willing to take the risk if you are. Yes, it is your first time 'without training wheels'. It's mine too. Yes, we are going to make some mistakes. We are also going to have bubbly triumphs. I can't think of anything better than to make them with than something that we are vested in. Something uniquely ours"