She's the light I desperately crave, but also a reminder of the past I've been trying to forget.
Two years.
That’s how long I’ve been avoiding Tina Hughes.
Single mom.
Smiling ray of sunshine.
And the one woman in this small town I never wanted to face. Until everything changed.
Now I can’t stay away, no matter how hard I try. Since being discharged from the Army, I’ve let my guilt and brokenness eat away at me. But every day I crave her more. Her joy. Her smile. The way she soothes all my rough edges with just one touch.
But I’m the reason she’s a widow, and once she learns the truth, she’ll blame me, just like I blame myself.
