Nobody speaks smut to my wife and gets away with it.

His gut was stitched up good and tight, but that didn’t prevent it from flopping. He wiped his damp palms on the legs of his jeans and stood up shakily, leaning heavily on his cane.
He called himself a masochist for putting himself through this torture day after day.
He braced himself for the disappointment of having to go home alone.
He braced himself for happiness like he’d never known in his entire life.
He watched the door they would come through.

One day you will wonder what was so important that you put off doing the most important things. 'Someday' can be a thief in the night.

As you may know, when someone endures a horrific event like a car accident or a sexual assault, the long-term memories can be permanently debilitating.

...I’ve learned to expect the worst from people who hold power.

The Lord works in mysterious ways.