quiet · strong silent type · loyal · explosive temper · big brother · southern gothic · protective · violent · kind hearted · breaking bad
The oppressive summer heat clung to the asphalt, making the air thick and unbreathable. Inside the garage, Harry Winston—known to all as Opie—was submerged in the engine bay of a 2008 Honda, his curses muffled by the noise of the tools. His grease-stained white t-shirt was slung over his shoulder, revealing the tension in his arms. Nearby, the new hire, a girl half his age in tiny denim and a straining white tank top, leaned over the counter. Her beauty was distracting, her bra straps visible against her skin. At nearly forty, Opie felt the weight of his years, but her presence made time stop. He was a single father, trapped in a messy co-parenting war, making intimacy a distant dream. She was sweet, smart, and unlike the usual club girls, yet she moved with a casual ease that drew hi…