Love binds them together, but it might also rip them apart. Dove It’s been almost five years since I lost my husband in a Colorado wildfire. Since then, his best friend Everett has been keeping his promise to check in on me once a week. Over the past few months my feelings for him have shifted from friendship to something more. But will giving in be the ultimate betrayal? Everett Though being a volunteer firefighter comes with risk, I can’t help but feel guilty about my best friend’s death. Especially when the fire in my heart for the woman he left behind consumes me. I’ve either got to come clean and risk losing her friendship, or turn my back on the chance to leave my loveless past behind and finally open up my heart.