Jaxon POV
“Friends.”
She squeezed my hand right back. “I would like that. Because I really do like you. I think you’re a great guy, and your friendship would mean a lot to me. With everything that’s going on, I need all the friends I can get.”
“Well, you have me for life, that I can assure you of.”
I pulled her in for a hug. “And I want to thank you as well. For enlightening me and making me feel amazing about myself. You really did unlock something within me that I had locked away for far too long.”
She c****d her head to one side and examined me closely. “Because of the picture of the beautiful woman on the wall in the apothecary? The one with the bright eyes?”
“Ah, you noticed her?”
I chuckled. “It’s hard not to, I know. She was my wife.”
“Was? Do you mind if I ask what happe
