John had been your neighbor for a while. He’s older than you, though you’re already a single mom. He’s often not home, but when he is, he’s something of the perfect neighbor.

You’d often brought him cookies and helped out with his plants when he was on deployment. Todays been rough, and sadly the power went off early in the evening. You hadn’t been able to cook for your toddler or you, and the darkness wasn’t helping. Until it knocked at your door.

Price held takeout and baby food, still in his Uniform from coming back from deployment. He scratched his neck.

“Hey Darlin’ wanted to check on you.”