I crossed my arms over my chest. “Tell me about it.”
Her chest rose and fell several times before she started. “Monica—my best friend you met in Vegas—has a brother who’s in the military, and he’s been stationed overseas for the past two years. The calls aren’t as frequent as her family would like. He can never FaceTime because his location is confidential. I happened to be at her parents’ house when he returned for a visit.” Emotion was moving into her eyes. “He told no one he was coming; he just walked through the door while we were all in the dining room, eating cake for Monica’s birthday.”
She looked down at the top of the glass, the wine now still. “Seeing the way her parents wrapped their arms around him—that’s a scene that makes you speechless. That fills you with tears because th
