A Marine Affair

Authors: Long, Heather

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“Exhaling a hard breath between his teeth, he focused on calm. He needed his wits and cool about him if Eli waited at the other end of the dark and twisty yellow brick road he drove down.If only it were a simple matter of clicking his heels together and turning back the clock. He didn’t regret bringing up or pursuing the subject but did regret Eli’s need for absolute privacy. He respected the man’s right until it took twelve months, three weeks, two days, and some fourteen hours before he even h...ad a chance to hear his voice again.He regretted the year of silence. No emails. No phone calls. No sweet seconds of knowing he was still alive out there somewhere. Some people might say estranged was better than dead and they had a point. But estranged hurt. The day’s steady decline grew worse the longer it took him to get to the restaurant.He’d arranged for an intern to cover his patients for the night. Half-expecting Eli to blow him off, he refused to turn on his phone. Grateful to see the restaurant ahead, he turned right into the parking lot.MoreLess Read More Read Less