RavenMRoberts
A short story about memory, second chances, and the kind of love that never really lets go.
Devin never expected to see her again-not after twenty-five years, not standing in his smoke shop, asking for a strawberry kiwi vape. Ash was the girl he couldn't stop thinking about in high school, the one he used to write songs about in the margins of his notebook. But life had other plans-military school, long silences, a breakup that nearly broke him.
Now, Ash is back in his life. A single mom with a sharp tongue, a pink hoodie, and the same laugh he used to chase down cafeteria tables for. And suddenly, small talk turns into long glances, shared jokes, and the kind of connection you don't get twice.
Set in the quiet hours between work shifts and memory, After All This Time is a story about two people learning that it's never too late-not for healing, not for love, and not for the happy ending you thought you missed.