My best friend had been hiding something from me, and I couldn’t figure out what. When I finally met her new boyfriend, I was shocked to my core. The person she had been keeping a secret turned out to be someone I never expected, and it changed everything between us.
When you’re past your 40s, and your kids are grown and leaving the nest, maybe you’re like me, divorced, with parents either far away or no longer around.
Whether you like it or not, there comes a point when you feel completely alone. In those moments, it’s your close friends who end up saving you.
My friends from school or university were scattered all over the country, and while we stayed in touch, online chats aren’t the same as in-person meetups.
But at some point, life gave me a gift in the form of Samantha. She was my new co-worker, and she quickly became my best friend.
She was a few years younger, but let’s be honest, the older you get, the less that age gap matters.
I didn’t feel like there was much of a difference between us. It was like we’d known each other for years.
Samantha and I really bonded in just a few months. We joked at work, which made things less stressful, then after work, we’d go out and hang out.
I remember one day, a new guy joined our team, Robert, and Samantha scooted her chair closer to mine.
“Look at him, he’s hot,” she whispered in my ear.
I laughed. “You kidding me?
He’s, like, 30, maybe younger,” I said.
“Well, so what?” Samantha replied.
“We’ve got at least 15 years between us,” I said.
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