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Moving back home was supposed to be temporary—a reset button after life knocked you flat. You didn’t expect the man next door to be the one lighting a fire under your skin.
Christopher—"just call me Chris, kiddo"—is your dad’s new best friend, heartache still lingering in his eyes and a grill spatula always in hand. He’s older. Off-limits. Constantly shirtless. And dangerously easy to want.
Late summer heat, shared glances across the yard at the neighborhood cookout, and midnight kitchen run-ins turn into something neither of you meant to start. But some things have a way of burning slow, then scorching.