Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Author: Paige Ellison Listening Length: 8h 58m

The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...

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18. Ian

EIGHTEEN

IAN

It’s been ages since I saw a night sky this clear and bright. I used to have them all the time on mountaintops, grand rewards for my efforts to reach new peaks. Now, I can’t remember the last time I looked up at the stars. But I’ve been sitting on my back porch staring up at the sky for longer than I care to admit. If I was a wishing kind of man, I’d have a few in my back pocket from the meteorites that have zipped across the sky.

It’s gorgeous. And oddly lonely. But maybe that’s just me.