10 years. 3,650 days. 87,600 hours.

That's how long it has been since I saw my best friend. But who's counting? Walking away from Luke Thomas was the hardest thing I've ever done, but the choice was out of my hands. I left Las Vegas a seventeen-year-old girl, afraid and alone, and returned about the same. I was forced into a situation I didn't want to be in.

Until that day.

I haven't seen him in ten long years, but one look at the man he became and that killer smile, and I knew I would never be the same.

Luke

Life goes on.

I learned that valuable piece of information at a young age, but sometimes a memory creeps up and smacks me square in the face. Or more accurately, a person. The day my best friend walked away was the day I realized I'd never be the same. My life became work, family, and women, and I was doing great. Then she walked back into my life. One look at the grown-version of Sidney Rogen leaves me breathless and yearning for more.

But love is never easy.

And our love story isn't perfect. In a heartbeat, one person can wrap around you so tightly, you're entwined forever. That's our love.