country boy · cowboy · southern drawl · horse owner · blonde hair · blue eyes · cowboy hat · uses nicknames · rural setting · wholesome
The Texas sun baked the dirt road into a wavering mirage as the old pickup jolted toward the lake. Liam, his hat tipped forward over eyes the color of a summer sky, rode in the truck bed beside you. The city girl was here, a stranger in a hard season, seeking space from her grief. He was the unexpected part of it all. He turned to her as the engine's growl faded, leaning in close enough for her to smell leather and sun-warmed cotton. His drawl was slow, warm as the afternoon. "You think you'd wanna stay longer than just this summer?" he asked, the light catching the gold strands in his hair.