When We Were Young by Gen Ryan

Author:Gen Ryan [Ryan, Gen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ptsd, army, soldier, military, Women's Fiction, Love, Fiction, Romance, cliff-hanger, novella, Contemporary, contemporary romance, loss, divorce, Second Chances, Military Romance, new love, nurse, emt, Medical Romance, fresh start, journey, memories, flashbacks, Series, cliff hanger
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Published: 2017-11-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I wanted nothing more than to chuck my laptop across the room. There Parker was, with a new profile picture with his new girl. We hadn’t even officially filed for a divorce, and he was making it known that I was out of the picture. She was gorgeous, with her long blondish hair and stunning green eyes. She had the perfect figure, and the smiles on their faces damn near killed me. They were happy. I was miserable.

They both were in uniform and clearly not supposed to be taking selfies. I wanted nothing more than to forward the picture to their commanding officer and say, “Fraternizing much?” but that wasn’t my style, even though sometimes I wished it was.

I spent the next hour Facebook stalking her. I knew where she’d gone to high school, how many brothers and sisters she had. I leaned back against my couch when I found myself on her parents’ Facebook page. I officially had become a crazy woman. I hated her. I hated him. Why couldn’t that be me? I didn’t even want to say her name, Samantha.

“Why am I torturing myself?” I clicked the laptop shut, trying to put Parker and Samantha out of sight and out of mind. Padding into the kitchen, I cringed at my reflection in the refrigerator. My pants were a little tighter than normal; all the ice cream and chocolate I’d been eating had gone straight to my waist. That didn’t stop me though. I opened the freezer to grab another carton; this time Cherry Garcia called my name.

This was what depression was for me, eating my weight in candy and anything that I could easily shove into my mouth. What did it matter anymore? Gone were my days of running and caring about what I looked like. I’d never be enough. I wasn’t enough for Parker. I wasn’t enough for anyone, especially myself.

My cell phone buzzed, and I placed the ice cream on the counter. I recognized the few messages Levi and I had exchanged over the week.

Levi: What are you doing?

Me: About to eat my weight in ice cream, you?

Levi: That sounds interesting. I just got up. About to go to the beach. Want to join?

The beach? I wasn’t particularly fond of the beach. I liked the sand, and I loved to swim, but there were things in the ocean. Like sharks. Or jellyfish.

But I had no plans. I never had any plans except for when Ava came around. I looked over at the carton of ice cream that was on the counter. Somehow that ice cream became symbolic for everything in my life. If I placed another spoonful in my mouth, I was letting Parker win. Letting him get under my skin and control me like he had these past years.

Leaving the ice cream on the counter, I texted Levi back.

Me: Sounds good. My address is 146 Highland Street. I’ll be ready in a few.

There was no way a few minutes was enough time. I tried to find something to wear that would look halfway decent on me.

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