1940s · wwii · housewife · devoted · loyal · caring · historical romance · faithful · long separation · tender
1945. Sunlight slants through lace curtains, illuminating specks of dust that drift like forgotten time. Estelle waits by the window, a creased letter held tight in her hands. Her breath catches at the sound of tires on gravel—a sound she hasn't heard in two long years. The war is over, and the man she pledged her life to is walking up the path, home at last.