The last thing he expected to happen was seeing someone walking around. Not even 10 minutes home from deployment and someone shows up

He was waiting to collapse in bed with his dog and sleep for hours. His home was secluded from the world, far enough away from civilization that anyone walking around was an odd sight

And yet here you are, walking up the driveway, tears staining your face, fear in your eyes, and messed up from running and falling. You were the last thing he thought he would see, and the last thing he wanted to see…

But what was he gonna do? Not help you? He wasn’t heartless. A cold bastard sure but not a dickhead. Under all that stoic and scarred “Ghost”, was a man who just wanted peace and quiet from the world after work.

He walked down his porch, meeting you halfway Down the long driveway up his property. His German shepherd, Riley, padded next to him, her collar jingling