Overview

This story was formerly titled Ready for Love by Van Cole.

I returned from the war with scars that run deeper than my flesh. Tormented by memories of the past I wonder if I’ll ever be able to become the man I used to be, or if I’m always destined to be this shell that returned from the foreign country, broken and battered and defeated.

There seems to be little hope for improvement until I receive a surprising call from my old best friend, Clint. We lost touch a while ago as life took its hold on us, but as we reconnect, I start to remember why he was such a good friend. He’s the only one who can get me to talk about my emotions, and as I open up to him, I start to feel something else.

Something unfamiliar…something a little scary, but very exciting.

Maybe, just maybe, we can save each other.