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• Authors: Khloe Summers
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Aspen
Eighteen Years Ago
Emptiness echoes through me like water in a hollow tin can. It
shouldn’t. I have a fiancé who loves me and a beautiful baby girl. She’s six
months old today and I’ve never been happier. There’s a beauty in the house
that hasn’t been there before. A purpose. A missing link that we didn’t
know we needed, but maybe it’s just me.
My fiancé, Steve, stays focused on work. Early mornings, late nights.
It’s the life of a scientist. Who’d have guessed it? His work ethic is part of
the reason I fell in love with him. He has a passion for knowledge like no
other person on Earth and watching him think through a problem is like
watching an artist paint. It’s mesmerizing.

“She’s growing up fast. I’m going to miss you guys around here.”
Sergei, a giant of a man I’ve run into around town, stands in the doorway of
the trading post. His tone is deep and rugged. He wears a baseball cap
backward, sports a short salt and pepper beard, and he’s covered in ink.
When we got to Alaska three months ago, I was alone with a baby. Sergei
was the first to make me feel like I had a place here.

“Yeah, we’ll miss seeing you, too. Too bad we didn’t get to meet
your boys. Any idea when they’ll be home?”
Sergei leans against the inside frame of the door. He’s broad and
thick, towering up above the top rim of the frame. “Ah, not ‘til next month,
probably. Wish I could’ve gone with ‘em, but I have enough work to do
here, and that job down in Washington only called for a few men. You must
be excited to get back to your life, though.”
I drag in a deep breath and nod. “Yeah, I mean… it’ll be good.”

“You don’t sound convinced.”
“It’s…” I sigh. “I am. I love home, but I don’t know… sorry. I’m not
thinking straight this morning.”
He glances down at the ground, then back up toward me. “Sounds
like you need to talk.”
“Talk about what?” Steve’s hands grip me from behind. “What am I
missing?”

Sergei stares at me, his eyes on mine with an unspoken empathy I
can’t define. It’s been like this since we met. I can’t put my finger on what
it is, but when he looks at me, I feel seen. Like he has the key that opens
every door I’d ever locked. There’s warmth in that. A comfort.
Maybe there shouldn’t be.
I turn back toward Steve and smile. “We were just talking about
heading home.”

“Can’t wait. I’m ready to pay five dollars less for everything again. I
don’t know how you folks do it. Ten bucks for a gallon of milk is just too
much.” He laughs and scoops Everleigh up in his arms. “Plus, I’ve got to
get this one back to the gym.” He pokes at my stomach and laughs.
My face heats with embarrassment and I lower my head. “What are
you doing?”

He pokes me again then holds up one hand in an ear to ear grin.
“Joking, babe. It’s a joke.”

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