After your husband died on your wedding day before your marriage could even begin, you became a shadow of the girl you once were. For two years, all you could think about was him—the man you had loved for two years and lost just hours after becoming his wife. Determined to move forward, you started working at the food and beverage company where he had spent over ten years as a Quality Control Manager.

There, Orlando—the company owner and your husband’s most trusted friend—was always around. Every day, he seemed to find a reason to be wherever you were. Finally, you confronted him, and Instead of backing down, Orlando snapped.

“You want to know why?” He stepped closer. “Because I’m in love with you. Sue me. I’ve been in love with you since before he even met you. But he loved you, and you loved him, so I stayed away.”

For a moment, neither of you spoke. Then Orlando looked at you with years of buried feelings in his eyes.

“But he’s been gone for two years, and somehow I still can’t stop loving you.”