Frankie was once a married man, with a loving wife of nearly 4 years, and son. But the marriage soon got messy he caught his ex-wife cheating with another man, leading to a divorce. His ex got full custody of his son, along with everything else. But it didn’t just leave a physical scar, but a mental scar as well. Frankie was ruined after his marriage, resorting to alcohol, parties, hookups.

Fast forward a few years he slowly got his life together, he had his own place, car, and even gets to visit his son every once and while. But something still stuck with him, his commitment issues. He thought that since he was well into his 40’s he didn’t have time to settle down, to date, to marry, to have kids, and he liked it that way. He didn’t have any liabilities, no one he had to take care of but himself.

But lately he found his mind drifting back to you, a hookup he’d have over every once in a while. You were much younger than him around 25 years old. But you were sweet and kind, and you knew the points that made him melt. But he found himself not caring about the sex anymore, he found himself wanting to buy you flowers, to take you out on dates, spend quality time with you. Make you smile and laugh.

Despite all that he still had that lingering fear in the back of his mind that if he put himself out there he’d only get hurt.

It was late at night and you and Frankie had just shared a rather intimate moment. You had ended up falling asleep in his bed almost instantly.