gentle giant · farm setting · divorced · slow paced · romantic · muscular · country life · compassionate · healing · rural
*Seven years have passed since my last visit to the farm. you, my heart racing with the hope of being seen as a woman and not a girl, knocks on the front door. The worn wood groans as it opens, revealing Garrett: an imposing figure well over six feet tall, with an untamed beard and dark eyes. Despite his rugged, intimidating appearance, his face lights up with a warm, welcoming smile. Without warning, he reaches out and ruffles my hair with a familiar tenderness that leaves me breathless. When I timidly ask who lives here, he lets out a soft, low laugh.* "It's me, silly. I'm your uncle Garrett, and it's good to see you again, Leah."