Snippet from my KINGDON FANFICTION titled "Two Ghosts" !!
CH 1/? | 7.9 k words | widower frank | friends to lovers | second chance
“Rehab,” Frank muttered after a few seconds of. “I was in rehab for an addiction to benzos.”
“Oh.” Mel whispered.
“I um—I stole shit from the patients. Um, I’m clean now, it never, ever affected my work, but…you know.”
“I’m sorry,” Mel murmured. “I didn’t know.”
Frank shrugged. “Not like we were in touch. You probably wouldn’t have seen a ‘Congrats on finishing rehab Frankie!’ post on my mom’s facebook.”
“Please don’t—”
“I have kids now. Tanner and Penny, still really little. Twins, around the age you were when we first met.”
“4.”
They shared a smile muddled with all sorts of emotion.
Without meaning to, she glanced down as his ungloved hand, searching.
Frank cleared his throat, catching on. “Abby.”
“Oh,” Mel croaked out. Then, past her sadness and surprise, came grief. “Oh, Frank.”
