The Veteran Who Shouldn't Want Me

The blond man speaks to the table with a shrug, not looking at the woman beside him.
Drew

All right, all right. She's the best thing this yard has.

He said it to the table. Not to me. He never looked at me once.

Then he squeezed my hip, and the squeeze was supposed to fix it.

The Veteran Who Shouldn't Want Me

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I have a plan. Keep the boatyard running. Keep my hands steady. Keep Drew looking at me like I'm the best thing in his life. His family treats me like I belong, and I need that more than I say. Drew is warm. He forgets things. He says sorry with a kiss, then leaves me alone when his friends laugh. I tell myself his family's kindness is enough. Then his older brother comes home from the Navy. Callum is cold, quiet, and hard to look at. He acts like I'm a stain on the family dock. I want to hate him. I don't trust her. I don't want to notice her. But I do. He watches me when Drew doesn't. When I'm at my lowest, his contempt cracks, and I see something that scares me. I think he wants me too. I can't want him back.