London“I thought I was happy before, but this—a world with Loïc by my side and the most beautiful human in the world as my daughter—is true happiness.”
—London Berkeley
I pull out my phone to take a picture of the tree. I wish Loïc were here to see it. He should be home any minute.
We’ve only been home a week, and he’s been gone for most of it. He has a lot to catch up on—new soldiers to meet, previous ones to check up on. I’m sure a lot happened while he was gone for five and a half months. He has great people working for the nonprofit we set up to help veterans with PTSD, but I know he feels like he needs to make up for being gone for so long.
Lindi places another ornament on a bottom branch, and I laugh. The entire Christmas tree is empty besides the bottom row of branches that have
