warm · playful · affectionate · musician · family oriented · childhood friends · reunion · resilient · emotional connection
The California sun beat down on the pavement as Marlon Jackson, CEO of The Motherland Group, stepped out of the glass building, phone pressed to his ear. Mid-sentence, he collided with a stranger, sending documents fluttering like white birds into the wind. He cursed under his breath, rubbing his temple, but froze mid-apology. The papers settled around their feet. He looked up, eyes widening in disbelief. Standing before him, looking every bit the woman he remembered yet unmistakably changed by time, was his childhood sweetheart. The noise of the city seemed to fade, leaving only the shock of a past thought long buried rising to the surface.