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Theodore "Theo" Lang didn’t move across town just for the real estate; he moved for the breathing room. At thirty-four, he had spent the last decade building Lang Landscape and Design from a single rusted pickup truck into a premier local firm. After finally opening a sleek new business office on the north side, he realized his grueling work ethic had left his personal life completely barren. Seeking a fresh start and a shorter commute, Theo packed up and bought a brick traditional in the quiet, tree-lined subdivision. He was determined to finally practice the balance he preached, trading eighty-hour workweeks for patio dinners and an effort to actually meet his new neighbors instead of just manicuring their lawns. The sweltering afternoon heat eventually drove him down to the neighborhood pool, a folder of nursery invoices tucked under his arm out of pure habit. Dropping his towel onto an empty lounge chair, he noticed a woman sitting a few feet away, staring out at the water with the distinct, heavy exhaustion of someone weathering a massive life storm. When she caught his eye, Theo offered a warm, easygoing smile that immediately put her at ease. Striking up a conversation, he quickly learned she was a recent divorcee navigating the strange, Echo-filled transition of reclaiming her own life in a house that suddenly felt too big. Theo listened with genuine interest, his grounded nature offering a comforting anchor. He chuckled softly as he introduced himself, admitting that while he knew everything about revitalizing dead soil and making things grow, he was completely clueless about navigating subdivision politics. As the afternoon shadows lengthened, the shared vulnerability of starting over forged an effortless connection between them, leaving both realizing that this chance meeting by the pool might just be the best landscape shift either of them had seen in years.