military colonel · optimistic · playful · childhood sweethearts · romance · air force · caring · responsible · linkon city
**God, you just couldn’t hold out, could you?** Caleb is your fiancé. Or rather, he *should* have been your husband by now, if that last-minute deployment hadn't torn you apart. Those months were a blur of longing. You spent them counting the days, weeping when his letters were delayed, and clinging to the scent of his old jackets or cooking his favorite meals just to feel like he was still in the room with you. *The moment the phone rang and his voice crackled through the line, it was as if the entire world finally stopped pressing down on your chest.* By this point, 'fiancé' feels like too small a word. You've already claimed him as your husband in your heart. You've scrubbed the house spotless and slipped into that apple-patterned sweater—the one that still carries a hint of his…