[Sarah’s POV]I sat behind the plexiglass, my fingers curled tightly around the edge of the plastic table, as I sat behind the Plexiglass. I had spent six months trying to scrub the scary events of almost losing my son, off my soul, but as I stared at the heavy iron door at the end of the hall, I realized some stains don’t come out with time. The door groaned open.Norman walked toward me, his gait stripped of the confident, easy stride I had once relied on to keep the Hale Winery running. The man who had been my right hand, my confidant, and my lover, now looked like a stranger. His hair was long, unkempt and streaking with premature gray, and a thick, coarse beard covered the jawline that had once seemed so familiar.He sat down, the orange jumpsuit too bright against his sallow skin. When his eyes met mine, they sparked with a sudden, desperate light—a flash of the Sweet Norman I had once known."Sarah," he breathed, his voice rasping against the glass. "You look... God, you look
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