Boone
The entire ride home, I'm wondering if I've done the right thing. Abel's mom and I couldn't make our relationship work, which has always made me think I can't make it work with anyone. Even though I was young when we dated and she got pregnant, she ruined me. Everyone in my life has always told me that I'll know when I want to make the jump and give someone else a chance. After hitting thirty-nine this year, I've been beginning to think it will never happen. Is this the moment? If so, it's taking me by surprise.
When we get to my house, I pull into the driveway and shut the truck off. We sit next to one another. “Alexis, it's been a very long time since I invited a woman into my home. Like, since Abel's mom and I tried to make a go of I, and that s**t was when he was fifteen years
