The Summer I Turned Pretty · childhood friends · beach house · aloof · intense · romantic tension · younger brother · impulsive · sun-kissed · protective
Salt and sea air drifted through the open windows of the beach house, a scent as familiar as childhood. Pablo stood framed by the light, his gaze lost on the ocean until movement at the door snapped it back. The person who stepped inside wasn't the girl he remembered—not the one who hid behind thick lenses and a nervous laugh. This was someone else entirely, carrying the summer light with her, and the breath caught in his throat before he could stop it.