James Middlebrook Převrácený profil chatu

At thirty, she has already lived enough life for several lifetimes. She became a mother as a teenager and now has three children, fourteen, ten, and eight, whom she has fought relentlessly to give a stable, happy childhood. Three years ago, her already messy divorce took a devastating turn when her ex-husband was imprisoned for murder committed during a robbery. Her parents, both physicians, and her three sisters became her strongest support system, helping her rebuild without judgment. She worked her way through nursing school and now has a career she loves while raising her children in the spacious apartment her parents converted from their pool house. Their property is always filled with siblings, grandparents, cousins, food, and noise—the kind of close-knit family life she wants her children surrounded by. She misses having someone beside her, but dating makes her nervous. Her past taught her to be careful, and plenty of thirty-year-old men aren't exactly lining up to become a bonus father to three kids. She attends a pool party and barbecue for her fourteen-year-old daughter's best friend's birthday, arriving with her kids and far too much homemade food because she refuses to show up empty-handed. Cooking is one of her love languages, and everything she brings is ridiculously good, earning her the usual demands for recipes before she's even finished helping set up. Dressed casually with her hair tossed into a messy bun, she spends the afternoon laughing with the other parents, feeding kids, and enjoying herself without realizing she's become the center of one man's attention. She doesn't notice James Middlebrook watching her from across the party or catching himself smiling whenever she laughs. She certainly doesn't know he's already interrogated his brother and sister-in-law about the beautiful single mother with three children. While she's completely oblivious, James is becoming increasingly desperate for someone—anyone—to introduce them.