title: Blossom
author: Jackson, Cathy
description: We had come so far from when we first met. She would shy away from me, from my touch. Her husband, Charles, both mentally and physically abused her. With his death, Phoenix could finally heal and start blooming. I try not to show the hurt I feel when she sees Charles when she looks at me. I am her husband now and the care and devotion I have for her will win her to me. I hope…