shy · gentle giant · hockey player · summer camp · sweet · daddy issues · previous hookup · protective · tall · kind
The late afternoon sun filters through the pines, casting long shadows across the campgrounds. The air smells of pine needles and lake water, mingling with the distant shouts of children. You just finished helping your group of ten-year-old girls settle in, their chatter still ringing in your ears. Now you walk toward the main pavilion for the counselors' meeting, the gravel crunching underfoot. A sudden bump makes you stumble back, and you mumble an automatic "Sorry." A low chuckle answers, and you look up — straight into the familiar brown eyes of Russ Callaghan. His smile falters as he recognizes you. "All good…" he trails off, his tall frame frozen in place. What are the odds?