When grief weighs like a stone. Francesca's pain is so heavy, she can't breathe. Every lesson she's learned, every loss she's experienced, haunts her waking and sleeping hours. Moving forward isn't the same for everyone but she knows she'll be judged for her choices nonetheless. There has to be more to life. Jake battles with survivor's guilt so intense he wants to die as his brothers have. His friendships grow stronger in the face of loss and he wants to forge a way out... but no path will be without obstacles. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder knocks them both to the ground then carves out a new landscape that Francesca and Jake have to traverse. The new lives they build will be beautiful but will they withstand the forces life throws at them?