
She’d been the one girl at high school every guy wanted to get with, but she’d been spoken forgoing steady with Brice since she was 14. They’d even gone to the same college and married one week after graduation.
A driver not paying attention had t-boned Brice’s car at an intersection, leaving her a young widow.
So many people, including Brice’s parents, had told her Brice wouldn’t have wanted her to be lonely and miserable. The trouble was, she’d got together with Brice so young, she’d never flirted, let alone dated in the normal way. Putting herself ‘out there’ was an alien experience.
Her house had become her sanctuary after losing her husband. Inviting someone back there was a big step. Paul didn’t pressurize her, but she knew the score. Was she prepared to take the huge step of letting him stay the night?
A driver not paying attention had t-boned Brice’s car at an intersection, leaving her a young widow.
So many people, including Brice’s parents, had told her Brice wouldn’t have wanted her to be lonely and miserable. The trouble was, she’d got together with Brice so young, she’d never flirted, let alone dated in the normal way. Putting herself ‘out there’ was an alien experience.
Her house had become her sanctuary after losing her husband. Inviting someone back there was a big step. Paul didn’t pressurize her, but she knew the score. Was she prepared to take the huge step of letting him stay the night?