Nashville certainly fell into that category. The summer’s humidity gave way to crisp, clean air, and the city was more scenic than ever, set against a backdrop of fiery foliage and cobalt sky. As she stepped outside after a Friday-afternoon rehearsal at Back in the Saddle, though, Destiny’s thoughts weren’t on the landscape or the weather. Nor were they on her career, despite the encouraging response the label was giving her on “Restless Heart,” which was slated to become her first single. It had all happened so fast, in a chicken-or-the-egg kind of way: Nick Novell signing her with Sundial Records and Miranda agreeing to take her on as a client. She’d been an invaluable source of advice and encouragement. “Think of me as the captain steering your career ship with a full crew of attorneys, agents, accountants, and publicists,” she’d told Destiny at the beginning—back when she couldn’t imagine that she’d ever need all those people in her life. Maybe the reason it was all such a blur was that her thoughts at the time had been preoccupied with Seth—kind of like they were right now.
