There's always been more between us, more than just friendship. Rhett and I, we have a funny kind of friendship. He holds me close and we cheat at games. He lets me sit on his lap and we hold hands. We go to movies together and he buys my favorite candy.
He's tall and strong, but no amount of strength prepared us for this. He's immense and unbreakable, a monster among men. He's a soldier, my fighter, but he came back shattered. Broken, hurting, angry. But I love him and I won't leave him to suffer through this on his own. Even if nobody else thinks he's worth it, I won't leave him. Never.