Affair
He'd offered her one trip as a thank you.
The second had been a detour. The long way home.
By the third and fourth he was running out of excuses.
He'd said she wasn't replacing Rose but by the fifth trip she had.
His hearts didn't feel quite as broken and she filled a little of the space Rose had left.
Though he wouldn't admit it.
Its not an affair, he kept telling himself.
Its more of a fling.
