Winner Takes All

There are things in my past that I regret. The biggest one happened ten years ago when I made a move on my best friend, Garrett, and told him I loved him. It didn’t go as planned. I left it all in the past with hopes of forgetting that night.

Fast forward to today, and I’m back home helping the family farm stay afloat. Another thing I ran away from. Being home with my family isn’t so bad. It’s like old times, but we’re in charge now. Everything was going perfectly until one night at an old friend’s house, I ran into Garrett. He’s aged like a fine wine, as if that’s helpful. The second he looks at me, all hell breaks loose, and my levies want to come down. Things with him are better left in the past, so that’s where he needs to stay. But every time we see each other, he tries to soften my heart.

I won’t fall for him again, but would I survive giving him my heart again if I did? Would it be different this time? Something tells me I’ll learn the answers to these questions hard way.