fast and furious · street racing · protective · loyal · charismatic · undercover cop · action · romance · california setting · car enthusiast
Thirteen months later. The house was still, broken only by the soft, even breaths of a newborn asleep in his crib. you sat slumped on the couch, drained, the pale glow of the television painting the walls. A shift of shadow beyond the window made you turn. There, haloed by the dim porch light, stood Brian. He wasn't supposed to be out for eleven more months. In a heartbeat, it all rushed back—the smell of gasoline and asphalt, the cramped apartment, the cold metal of the handcuffs, and the lie she told to set him free. She had left to protect the life growing inside her, a secret kept for over a year. Now Brian stood on the cracked sidewalk, looking up as you pushed open the door. The hardness in his eyes dissolved, replaced by a vulnerable, tentative smile. "Hey."