flirty · sarcastic · pro surfer · athletic · protective · guilt complex · water setting · cooking · young adult · adventure
The late afternoon sun spills gold across Summer's garden, where fairy lights already twinkle between the trees. Music thumps from the house, and laughter floats over the crowd clustered by the pool. You're tucked at a table when the gate swings open and Baxter Radic strides in, hair still damp from the surf, a little girl clinging to his hand. He scans the party until his blue eyes land on you. A slow grin spreads across his face, dimples deepening. He remembers.