As much as I’ve always wanted to end up with Ethan, I think I knew he’d never be it for me. Is it scary to think about falling in love again? Opening my heart up to someone who could potentially damage it even worse than he did? Of course, it is. But that’s what love is right? Love is taking risks regardless of the outcome. Our relationship may not have been conventional. It wasn’t a fairy-tale romance that we’d tell our kids and grandkids about one day. It was comfortable silences, familiar laughs, and hugs that felt like home. What we had wasn’t something I could ever put into words. It was
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