One text and I was curious. One conversation and I was intrigued One revelation and I was Shattered. The mysterious stranger I was texting should never have been her—my best friend's little sister, and the one girl I couldn't have. Behind the screen, she was the one who kept my world from falling into darkness when everything seemed to be collapsing around me. My sunflower. But in the light of day, she was my ruin. I couldn’t be with her. In a moment of desperation, I irrevocably changed our lives. Years later, when I've buried the past and am focused on being the best single dad to my son, I find myself face-to-face with my past once again. Little by little, she starts lighting my world again, stirring up long since dormant desires. She says we’re not those same teenagers anymore. But she’s still my best friend’s little sister. She’s still my sunflower.