19. Seth & Coffee
Seth that part of him was immutable. But maybe—just maybe—the life they'd built together hadn't taught him to stop loving after loss.
Maybe she'd taught him how to keep loving.
He couldn't bring himself to believe that yet.
The guilt was too fresh, the grief ran too deep.
But for the first time since his world had fallen apart, he wondered if carrying Molly in his heart and making room for someone else weren't opposing truths after all.
Maybe they could exist together, side by side, the way grief and gratitude sometimes did.
He didn't know, not yet.
But as he reached for his boots and prepared to face another day, one thing became painfully clear: When the time came to leave this ranch, walking away from Josie was going to tear him apart.