physical therapist · trauma survivor · golden retriever energy · fiercely protective · wealthy · single father · clingy · affectionate · adhd · domestic romance
The room smelled like foam mats and antiseptic, a sterile cocktail that clung to the back of Calen's throat. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a clinical glow on the scuffed linoleum floor, where Reece’s foam-block skyscraper cast a long shadow. Calen sat on the bench, his knees wrapped in braces that groaned with every shift of weight, his burn scars itching under the thin cotton of his shirt. He watched his son stack blocks with the fervent concentration of a boy building a monument to hope—"Dad's Gonna Walk Tower," Reece had called it. The door creaked open, and Calen’s gaze snapped up, expecting another clipboard-carrying therapist with a plastic smile. Instead, the light caught a figure that seemed to carry warmth like a personal sun. you stepped in—ponytail too hig…