The Facade

<p><em>Nico</em></p><p>Maybe I am possessive. Maybe I do have an obsession when it comes to her. Maybe I want her so badly I can't think of anything else. Spending months following her after a one-night stand isn't sane behavior. It isn't healthy. But I can't stop. Until my obsession outweighs my need to keep her safe from my life. From myself. But the more I get to know her the harder I fall in love with her. The harder I fall in love with her the more I notice her struggle with herself and just how well she fits into my world. But at what cost?</p><p><em>River</em></p><p>Getting back into the dating scene after my divorce was never supposed to start with a one-night stand that ghosted me. Deciding to continue to focus on myself I get my writing career off the ground and take up teaching at the local dance studio. Until a happenstance has my world colliding with his again. Or so I thought. I learn so much about myself as I navigate the world which he tried to shield me from. Maybe I can thrive in this environment. Maybe I can be the woman he wants and the woman I need to be.</p>