Ben was up early, I felt him jerk up out of the bed around 5 am. I wanted to go off after him since I hadn't been able to sleep either but I stayed in bed a bit longer. I figured a few more minutes of peace and happiness wouldn't be bad to have. I finally got up an hour later and put a robe on and went to talk to Ben. Ben was punching the punching bag with no gloves on. His face showed all of his concern, worry, fear, and anger. I walked up to him and looked him in the eyes.
"Ben," I said softly.
"How did this go so wrong?" he whispered. "I wanted a happy normal life. Why couldn't I have that?"
"Tell me," I said. "I want to know everything." I was telling him the truth. I wanted to know everything that was hidden behind those blue eyes.
"My wife and my half brother are poison. They
