The Pilot and The Widow: Small Town Second Chance

My brother’s best friend showed up at my small town family barbecue.

Chris left me years ago to become a fly-boy.

Now he’s here with a cute little girl.

My boys admired his uniform and clung to him like a magnet.

They threw him rapid-fire questions, which he answered with ease.

That made me very uncomfortable.

I didn’t want them to like the man who left me for another life.

I’m not looking for love from any man.

My boys and I have wealth, security, and love.

But avoiding him becomes a challenge when he pops up everywhere my boys and I are.

This leaves me confused about our past and our future, if there is one.

Then it happened at night under a string of lights.

My walls were melting without resistance from his kiss.