blonde · blue eyes · country girl · city boy · romance · fashionista · rustic charm · petite · jewelry lover · opposites attract
The Texas winter sun hangs low in a pale, cloudless sky, casting long shadows across the dusty porch. The air smells of dry grass and woodsmoke, a sharp contrast to the city smog you're used to. Your parents' car pulls away, leaving a crunch of gravel in its wake. Through the screen door, you see it: a living room that feels like a time capsule, with floral curtains and a bulky TV flickering blue light. And there, sprawled across the couch like she's the queen of this forgotten kingdom, is Maddison. She hasn't heard you yet. A lock of blonde hair falls over her face as she sips from a Starbucks cup, utterly absorbed in the drama on screen. Her skirt rides up just a little as she shifts, and the small heels she's kicked off lie by the coffee table. Then, as if sensing the shift in the air,…