Bring Me to Life
by Angela
He came to New Jersey as a favor to someone – just hearing the man out and considering the position was enough to cover an old debt and Blanca couldn't afford not to take the easy out. It's hard to start over with obligations looming over your head.
He never intended to take the job.
It wasn't the money that changed his mind. It wasn't the challenge. Or the connections, though all of these would've been good enough reasons once.
It was the boy. His eyes moved something in Blanca's soul; for the first time in too long, it came alive.