Any avid
reader of romance has, at one point or another, read a story where childhood
best friends fall blissfully in love. He’s been protecting her for years, warning all other
men to back off from her. She’s never been interested in anyone else, spending
every free moment with only him.
Soulmates
meant to be.
But what
happens when these kindred spirits stay just friends?
I’ve had
the same best friend since adolescence. We were born one month apart and next
door neighbors in a rural Massachusetts town. As kids we had a rare,
instant bond that some never feel with another human being. All of our free
time was spent together and even with the distance of me heading off to The
University of Tampa, the deep friendship remained intact.
This
person means the world to me and he happens to be a man.
Growing
up, it was assumed that he and I would end up together. My parents loved him
and joked of our impending marriage often. His family didn’t blink an eye when
they saw me in their house hours on end daily because it was our routine.
But we aren’t
in love and never have been. We kissed only once when we were sixteen and
partaking in some underage adult beverage debauchery. It's a fuzzy memory that felt all kinds of wrong
and it never happened again.
I love
this man fiercely. I would take a bullet for him and I would be on the next
flight out of Tampa if he ever needed me, but he will only ever be my amazing
best friend.
Ryan, who is a twin, was my
inspiration for Colton, one of the main characters in Web of Deceit. The friendship
Colton has with the heroine, Kalli, is very similar to how ours is to this day. His brother, unfortunately, wasn't my inspiration for Jaxxon....sorry Craig!
Above is a
picture of us at his wedding in July. Yes, I did crop out his beautiful wife, so hopefully
she doesn’t see this blog post!!
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