Adeline is a twenty six year old widow just trying to make ends meet. Jace has watched her from a kind distance for years. he watched her eyes grow dull from years of heartache, watched her dreams hit the shelf, and watched her joy dwindle. For all these years, Adeline has appreciated the kindness of her customers. She appreciated her daily coffee addicts and polite, albeit shallow, conversations with her regulars. Of course, some she looked forward to seeing more than others, none of them could fix the hole in her life. Jace is finally done watching Adeline disappear, he wants to bring the joy back to her eyes. He's just hoping he isn't too late. *** EIGHTEEN AND UP*** there is plenty of mature content developed in this story. Come back in a few years guys.