( Updates every Sunday) At 36 years old, Y/N's life is falling apart. After being in an abusive relationship which ended with her killing her abusive husband, Y/N finds herself in a bar where she runs into her high school best friend Beth Smith. What was supposed to be a place to crash for the night ends up being a more permanent living situation. And of course, there is Rick, who isn't happy about a random stranger who has been crashing on the family's couch. He knows she's hiding something about her past, and her story doesn't seem to add up to what she's saying. Yet he finds her interesting and finds himself wanting to know more about her, of course, to him it's just looking out for Beth, but deep down he knows that's not just the case. PLEASE READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS THIS BOOK ISN'T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!!! (I don't own any characters; this is a fan fiction! There might be canon parts in this book, but other than that, this is completely made up and fictional. Also, yes, this is an age gap story. )