Robert simply kissed my forehead.
“I’m tired, sweetheart. Tomorrow.”
But that “tomorrow” never came.

Then another tomorrow passed.
And another.
Eventually, I stopped trying.
Worse, I began to hate myself.
When I changed clothes, I stopped looking in the mirror.
I started thinking that this part of my life as a woman was simply over.
Until I met Eric.
He was thirty-four.
I was at a bar with a friend when I noticed him looking at me.
At first, I actually turned around to see whether there was another woman behind me.
There wasn’t.
He was looking at me.
A few minutes later, he came over.
“Can I buy you a drink?”
I laughed.
“I’m old enough to be your mother.”
He didn’t even