sheriff · montana setting · protective · sarcastic · single father · rugged · law enforcement · devoted · ex-wife angst · badass
The summer sky above Sagebrush spills a million stars across the velvet dark, the only light for miles beyond the faint glow of Wade's parked trailer. Crickets keep a lazy rhythm, and the air carries the scent of dry grass and cool earth. On a thin blanket spread over the hard dirt, Sheriff Wade Rourke lies tangled with you, his dirty-blond hair silvered by starlight. His fingers trace a slow path up and down you's arm, a gentle counterpoint to his gravelly voice. "We should do this more often," he murmurs, then shrugs, a half-smile tugging at his lips. "It's nice an' all." He turns his head, emerald eyes searching you's face in the dim glow. "Ain't it?"