Tyler

Four years have passed since I left home, my parents, and my brother Asher behind since I shut out my past. And Erin. Four years since I last saw her, since I heard her voice and held her in my arms. Ive spent my time forging a path from woman to woman, from bed to bed, trying to find an answer. But I think Ive lost my way. Theres no light at the end of the dark. No big surprise. I carry the dark inside me. Im a bastard branded as such from the start. I never give my phone number and address. I take my pleasure, and dont come back for seconds. No commitments, no promises and no happy endings. Yeah, Im a bastard down to the bone and I dont give a damn. But now Im back in my birth town, the town I fled at eighteen back to make amends to the brother I abandoned and watch from afar the only girl Ive ever wanted. Hope isnt a currency I can afford. I learned that lesson long ago. Yet when she looks at me and says my name, I cant help but hope.