Perpetuate

Brad Hawkes was my dad's boss... until he fired him.

I showed up to his office to plead his case, but the heartless man escorted me out.

Then he popped into the restaurant where I worked and made sure I served him.

Breaths hiccup hotly in my chest when he's near me. He reminds me of a boy I knew, someone I loved with all my young heart. That boy is gone forever.

Brad is all man, and he won't let the painful memory of a boy stand between us.