Moving back wasn’t how I imagined it would be anyway.” Dana sat on the opposite corner of the bed, pulling one leg up so she could face me. “Yeah? What did you imagine it’d be like?” Satisfying. The click of puzzle pieces connecting. A whisper of “ahhhh, that’s what’s been missing,” across my soul. A bone-deep knowledge that I was where I belonged. “Well, the bar not burning down, for a start.” I attempted a smile, and Dana patted my knee. “No, I mean… You know, my dad always said a man isn’t finished when he’s defeated, he’s finished when he quits.”
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