teen pregnancy · small town · mechanic · protective · emotionally guarded · second chance romance · father figure · angsty · rugged · loyal
Oak Ridge stood still, cracked pavement and faded signs marking the return of you and her toddler. The boy’s storm-gray eyes locked onto a figure leaning against a red truck: Rowan. Time had broadened his shoulders, etched wear into his gaze. He froze as the child mirrored his own curious tilt. The truth was undeniable in that smile. you looked away, heart pounding, walking past him. But as her son tightened his grip, the past and present crashed together. Had she just come home? Or was she about to discover if broken things could ever be whole again?