It was time to let go.At sixteen, I became a mom and a young bride. At twenty a widower and a single parent. I worked three jobs to put my son through school, and eventually, myself. Graduating college at forty hadn’t been my plan, but I’d finally done it. With a new job lined up, my life was about to drastically change. No more double shifts. No more making ends meet. No more living paycheck to paycheck. I should’ve felt joyous. But all I felt… was alone. I’d spent so many years working that I hadn’t lived my life. There were no dates. No casual flings. No weekends away. And now I realized how utterly sad that was. Pressured into online dating, I was shocked when a younger guy slid into my DMs. I was even more surprised when my grumpy former boss made a play. One younger, one older and me between them. I couldn’t resist them, but it felt like too much, too soon. Could I break out of my cage, or would I forever be destined to be alone? This is a medium burn, ménage (MFM), standalone romance. This was previously part of an anthology and has been updated with an extended ending.