Barely Treading
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Last published Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Kate
A teacher and a young mom, on a journey to build a life with her one true love Trevor. To everyone else, she had a perfect life, the perfect family, the perfect home. Everything seemed to be falling into place for her. She could never have been happier until one night, she wasn't.
Trevor
A contractor and a young dad, who worked day and night building his construction business to make ends meet. He was the perfect father, partner, and friend. He loved Kate with his entire heart and he would do anything for her. Until everything fell apart and it tore him apart at the seams.
Kate and Trevor met in college where they were both studying to finish their degrees. Kate was in school to be a teacher, and Trevor was finishing a business degree. They quickly fell in love and planned to spend the rest of their lives together. An unexpected pregnancy a week before graduation put a wrench into their plans, and Caleb their son was soon born. With overwhelming student debt, no life experience, or a plan, Kate and Trev had to quickly put the pieces of their lives together to support their son. They soon became the perfect parents but it all came with a price, it always does. A tragic accident five years ago tore their entire family apart and shook their world to the core.
Restarting at the ages of twenty-six, follow Kate and Trevor on their journey to put the pieces of their life back together as they rediscover love, themselves, and what it means to be alive.
But are Kate and Trevor really who they claim to be, or are the dark shadows from their past going to come back and reclaim what they couldn't have before.
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