Homecoming

<p><strong style=color: rgba(17 10 8 1)><em>Lina</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 10 8 1)>Returning to Haven North Carolina was supposed to be temporary-a quick stop to arrange care for my estranged father who's done little to deserve it. But instead of closure I've reopened wounds I thought years of therapy had healed... </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 10 8 1)>It hasn't.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 10 8 1)>And then there's Julian. The boy I gave everything to in a single week-the boy my father kicked me out over twelve years ago. He's still here and the sparks between us are just as volatile. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 10 8 1)>I'd hoped to manage my past without getting burned but Julian remembers that night just as vividly as I do.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 10 8 1)>Learning to navigate the delicate balance of care and confrontation with my dad is hard enough but when the boy I left behind has turned into the man I can't resist every moment with him feels like finding my way back home. So how do I leave when it's starting to feel like exactly where I belong?|</span></p><p></p>