He Betrayed A Love Built on Lies

Before I turned thirty-five, my whole life was my career. I had never been in a relationship.

I figured I'd stay single forever, until Damien Hale crashed into my world at twenty-two.

Faced with a thirteen-year age gap and every insecurity I carried, Damien always stood firm beside me.

“Don't listen to anyone else. Just look at me.”

“All you have to do is stand there. I'll come to you.”

Two years later, he was in the stairwell of our apartment complex, kissing another girl his own age like he'd forgotten the world existed.

“She's thirty-seven. How could I possibly be serious about her?”