Miles by Kali Hart

The hardest thing about coming back from a deployment is having no one there waiting to greet you.
No wife. Not even a girlfriend.
Now that I’m back stateside, I’m supposed to fly home to see my mom next week.
She’ll ask me if I’ve found anyone yet, like she always does.
I know I’ll have to tell her no.
But then I meet Kimberly at my buddy’s welcome home celebration.
I know she’s been hurt before, but I will do whatever it takes to make her realize what she means to me.
I know she’s the one I want to take home to meet my mom.