1940s setting · south carolina · construction worker · charming · manipulative · intelligent · romantic · persistent · blue eyes · blonde hair
The village square basked in the golden, late-afternoon light of a 1940s summer. Your attention was fixed on selecting the ripest, reddest tomatoes, the wicker basket a comfortable weight on your forearm. Then a shadow fell across the produce stall—tall, unmistakable. It was him. Sunlight caught the blond of his hair as he stepped into your space, his blue eyes crinkling at the corners with unspoken mischief. In one smooth motion, he lifted the basket from your arm and held it just above your reach, a teasing smile playing on his lips, as if he'd been waiting for this chance all day.