Melissa thought being an empty nester was going to be hard, but she never expected to have to go at it alone.
When her youngest son leaves for the military two weeks after his high school graduation, She needs her husband’s support, but he’s too consumed with his own life to acknowledge her pain.
It had been like that for years—Brad only thought about his career and himself, and Melissa seemed to be an afterthought. But when he leaves her the same afternoon as her youngest son, she feels utterly abandoned.
Suddenly, she realizes she can no longer live this way, playing second fiddle. She’s ready to ask for a separation when Brad is in an accident that changes everything.
As she cares for her recovering husband, Melissa makes a bold decision—she’s going to pursue her lifelong dream of opening a bakery, with or without Brad’s support. But when Brad’s relentless focus on work nearly costs him his life, his job, and his marriage, he’s forced to confront what really matters.