On My Block: One Shots

The Light We Made ~ Ruby Martinez

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TRIGGER WARNINGS
&
RATING

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This story contains mature content including romantic smut, pregnancy themes, emotional vulnerability, and birth scenes.

Rating: 18+ (Mature)
Please read responsibly, and take care of your heart.

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SUMMARY / SYNOPSIS

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You didn't mean to fall for Ruby Martinez — not during your first shift at a Freeridge diner, not while he was fixing the register, and definitely not while you were blushing over a dropped spoon.
But one shift turned into late-night fries. A kiss. A heartbeat.
And suddenly, you're building a life with the boy who once handed you sticky notes instead of flirting lines.

This is the story of what it means to be chosen again and again — through laughter, labor pains, morning sickness, and soft 2 a.m. feedings.

It's the story of the light you made — and the family that made you whole.

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PLAYLIST
The Light We Made

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1. "Beyond" — Leon Bridges
2. "Stuck On You" — Giveon
3. "Like Real People Do" — Hozier
4. "Blessed" — Daniel Caesar
5. "Sweet" — Cigarettes After Sex
6. "Die for You (Remix)" — The Weeknd ft. SZA
7. "Fire and the Flood" — Vance Joy
8. "Home" — Edith Whiskers
9. "Yellow" — Emmit Fenn (Cover)
10. "You're Gonna Live Forever in Me" — John Mayer
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AUTHOR'S NOTE

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Hi, My Lovelies —

This story is a complete rework of an older draft that never quite felt finished. I wanted something soft, something unhinged, something romantic in the realest way possible.

It's for the girls who wanted diner kisses, couch cuddles, protective boyfriends, and a baby named Luna.

It's for the ones who wanted Ruby to be more than just smart and sweet — but hers.

Thank you for coming along with me. I hope it gave you butterflies.

xo,
Amanda

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