Ten years ago, I met Emma Langley for the first time and I was drawn to her immediately- two lost souls looking for people and a place to call home.

Eight years ago, we spent one single night together. But when morning came, I left with barely a word but full of regret.

In the years since, I've found any excuse to get her attention, searching for ways to be close to her, even if I'll never get to call her mine.

But when I bump into her on the running trail we both love, conversation flows for the first time since that night. We're easy with each other, and all I want is more, even if it means I'll have to face my own fears to get it.

I never expected to find love, but something about Emma keeps pulling me back in. When I realize we share more than just a love of running and a friend group, the feelings I've tried to hold back for years become stronger and stronger for the woman I ran out on eight years ago.

Can she ever forgive me, or will I stay stuck in this place, never getting to be someone's forever?