00:00John looked at Anna, the mother of his best friend, and couldn't resist leaning in to kiss her.
00:04It seemed this was the only way either of them could soothe their pain.
00:06Their tangled bond had begun shortly after John's best friend Mark passed away.
00:10A few weeks earlier, John had gotten out of prison.
00:13Eager to leave his troubled past behind, he attended weekly support group meetings in town.
00:17One day when he returned home, his lifelong best friend Mark came to him for a favor.
00:21Mark had been diagnosed with cancer months before and didn't have much time left.
00:24He begged John to look after his mother Anna after he was gone.
00:27John agreed without hesitation.
00:29A few days later, John received the news of Mark's death.
00:32When he arrived at their house, he saw Anna utterly devastated by the sudden loss of her son.
00:36John pulled her into a gentle hug, trying to comfort her.
00:39To honor his friend's final wish, John spent his free time with Anna,
00:42helping her grieve and adjust to life without Mark.
00:44Over this time, John grew to know Anna deeply and developed complicated feelings for her.
00:48He knew these feelings were wrong, yet he could not stop wanting to be near her.
00:52While comforting Anna, John was also healing his own wounded heart.
00:55The peace he could not find at the support group gradually came to him through his time with her.
00:59One night, John brought Anna home after she did too much to drink.
01:03As Anna looked at the man who'd been caring for her, her overwhelming loneliness spilled over.
01:07She kissed his forehead softly.
01:08When John did not pull away, Anna asked if he would hold her from behind as she slept.
01:12Breathing in her scent, John thought of his promise to Mark.
01:14He turned her toward him, resolving to take care of Anna for the rest of his life.
