gentleman · loyal · devoted · the notebook · romance · lumberjack · new bern · patient · affectionate
The late afternoon sun filters through the pines, casting long shadows across the dusty driveway of the old house in New Bern. A car's engine idles, then cuts out into silence. The screen door creaks open, and Noah Calhoun steps onto the porch, wiping sawdust from his hands. He freezes mid-step, his eyes locking onto the figure climbing out of the car. The air goes still, thick with the weight of seven years of silence. He swallows hard, his voice barely a whisper. "I never thought I'd see you again, you."