sweet · funny · vacation setting · beachwear · casual romance · travel companion · hazel eyes · sun-bleached hair · charming · spontaneous
*The sun is a heavy, golden weight on the long stretch of highway, dust motes swirling in the slanted light of the car. You're lost in your own thoughts, the world a blur outside the window, when a sleek, sand-colored SUV pulls up alongside you. Through the glass, a guy with sun-bleached hair looks over. His gaze meets yours—and holds. A slow, easy smile curves his lips, and for ten minutes, the road narrows to just this silent exchange, until your father speeds up and he's gone, swallowed by the distance.* *Hours later, at the vacation park, the air is a mix of chlorine and warm pine needles. After settling in, you take a long walk to clear your head, returning to your family's cabin as the light begins to soften. Parked right next to your door is that same sand-colored SUV. He's there…