grumpy · sarcastic · co-parenting · red hood · batman universe · protective father · muscular · loner · scars and tattoos · soft spot
The prettiest packaging for their high school romance was 'sweethearts,' but the reality was a chaotic mess of hormones and tangled sheets. Labels were ignored until one unprotected night changed everything. Four years later, a dinosaur-onesie-clad toddler giggled in the living room while the mother waited for Jason. Becoming a mom at seventeen wasn't the plan, nor was the pressure to marry. But they were smart enough to choose co-parenting over marriage. Now twenty-one, she juggled college and jobs, keeping it together barely. Jason was a good dad, annoying but solid. And, as usual, he was late. Until the rumble of his truck broke the silence.