At sixteen, I became a mom and a young bride.

At twenty a widower and a single parent.

I worked three jobs to put my son through school, and eventually, myself. Graduating college at forty hadn’t been my plan, but I’d finally done it. With a new job lined up, my life was about to drastically change.

No more double shifts. No more making ends meet. No more living paycheck to paycheck.

I should’ve felt joyous. But all I felt… was alone.

I’d spent so many years working that I hadn’t lived my life.

There were no dates. No casual flings. No weekends away.

And now I realized how utterly sad that was.

Pressured into online dating, I was shocked when a younger guy slid into my DMs. I was even more surprised when my grumpy former boss made a play.

One younger, one older and me between them. I couldn’t resist them, but it felt like too much, too soon.

Could I break out of my cage, or would I forever be destined to be alone?

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