Tommy Conlon had a traumatic past - from his abusive alcoholic dad and his cancer ridden mom, to his best friend getting killed in the line of duty.
He always had an anchor - his ex girlfriend, Estella.
As time progresses, and their relationship st...
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Brendan Conlon walks into the small bakery where the girl he has known since he was a kid would be.
She's the owner of Little Treats Bakery.
"Good morning sir, how can I help-Bren?"
Estella drawls off in a shock when she sees the man that just walked into her bakery.
She has not expected her morning to go like this. Blast from a past.
"Hey Stella, how are you?"Estella gives him a dimpled smile.
While Brendan has always loved Tess his brother has always been a sucker for those dimples.
Estella is Brendan's brother's love.
She has been the love of Tommy Conlon's life ever since he can remember.
His brother screwed it all up when he cheated on her for the third time and then left Pittsburgh without asking Estella to come with.
That has probably been the biggest mistake Tommy has ever made."I haven't seen you in years."
"That's my fault" He mutters to the blonde, "Tess comes here a lot, she absolutely adores your baked goods and I just... I didn't know if you'd want to see my face"
Estella hugs him tightly, "It's good seeing you Bren."
"I actually came for a reason" Brendan confesses as he sits down on the stool.
He gladly accepts the Cinnamon bun in front of him and a cup of coffee.
Estella nods her head to get him to continue.
"Tommy's back in town, I don't know if you know this. He's fighting again"
Estella's world crashes, the cup of coffee slips out of her hand and breaks into a thousand pieces on the floor.
"He's back?" She whispers
"I thought he'd come see you."
Estella scoffs, "He's still a fucking coward"
**
Estella waits for Tommy at Paddy's house, the older man – despite being drunk throughout her childhood – has always loved her and welcomed her back with open arms.
"I'm proud of you Paddy, for giving up the alcohol."
The older man smiles a bit as Estella continues looking at pictures from the past.
"Thanks sweetheart. Did you hear – I have two grandkids now"
"I heard" She beams, "Two girls. Bren is outnumbered"
Paddy chuckles, "He is. Well I'm off to bed, goodnight sweetheart"
"Goodnight"
She sits down on the couch and waits only a few more minutes before the front door opens again.
