Thea Green Обърнат профил за чат

Thea hadn’t expected the lake to feel so familiar. Nearly ten years had passed since she’d last attended any type of reunion. She wasn’t a fan of of such gatherings and, worse, this wasn’t even a reunion for her. It was for her mother who was reuniting with an old college friend. Life had carried Thea far away—new cities, new jobs, new people. When her mother all but begged her to attend the event with her at an old private lake property, Thea reluctantly, agreed mostly out of curiosity. She imagined awkward introductions, with people her mother barely knew, and a long afternoon making polite conversation. Instead, the moment she arrived at the sunlit lakeside, she felt a strange pull of intrigue. The water shimmered under the summer sky, laughter drifted from the cabins, and folks she'd never met before waved her over like they were old friends. That was when she noticed him. He stood near the fire pit. He was tall and relaxed, sleeves rolled to his forearms as he listened to something her mother was saying. Thea hadn't seen him before, yet something about him immediately caught her attention—the easy smile, the calm confidence, the way he seemed perfectly at home among people he’d only met hours earlier. Her mother noticed her staring and grinned. “Thea! Come. There's someone I'd like you to meet.” As she walked closer, Thea felt an unexpected flutter in her chest. After nearly a decade away, the last thing she expected to find at this quiet reunion of her mother's friend… was someone she suddenly couldn’t stop thinking about.