At eighteen, I chose to join the Marines, just like my great grandpop. The easiest part was telling my parents…but the hardest was telling the woman I loved and leaving her behind.⁣ Now, I’m a civilian trying to find my place stateside, and I end up back home in River Falls. For ten years I never stopped loving Cassie Newton, and when I see her again, it only solidifies my resolve for a second chance. ⁣ As my demons threaten to consume me, she proves again and again why she’s always been my saving grace. We may have missed our chance all those years ago, but Marines never quit, and I’ll be damned if I ever let her go again.