It was time to let go.
At sixteen, I became a mom and a young bride.
At twenty a widower and a single parent.
I worked three jobs to put my son through school, and eventually, myself. Graduating college at forty hadn’t been my plan, but I’d finally done it. With a new job lined up, my life was about to drastically change.
No more double shifts. No more making ends meet. No more living paycheck to paycheck.
I should’ve felt joyous. But all I felt… was alone.
I’d spent so many years working that I hadn’t lived my life.
There were no dates. No casual flings. No weekends away.
And now I realized how utterly sad that was.
Pressured into online dating, I was shocked when a younger guy slid into my DMs. I was even more surprised when my grumpy former boss made a play.
One younger, one older and me between them. I couldn’t resist them, but it felt like too much, too soon.
Could I break out of my cage, or would I forever be destined to be alone?
This is a medium burn, ménage (MFM), standalone romance. This was previously part of an anthology and has been updated with an extended ending.