“You’ll find that again, Nick.” Kimbrough squeezed Nick’s shoulder, a slightly softer version of his violent hello from that afternoon. “You had a beautiful boy with her, but your future lies with someone else. Your hearts didn’t beat together. That’s the hardest damn thing about growing with someone: you gotta make sure you keep your hearts beating together and that you really know each other. It’s too damn easy to go spinning off on your own and leave each other behind.”

