After John Stirling's death and his cousin's abrupt departure, Francesca retreats into silence at Kilmartin House, certain that the quiet life she shared with her husband is all that remains of her future. Then Michaela Stirling returns. What begins as a reluctant reunion to settle the final matters of John's estate quickly becomes something far more complicated. Old grief, sharp words, and unfinished conversations linger between them- along with a growing tension neither woman quite understands. And with Michaela set to leave again on Monday morning, Francesca may be forced to confront feelings she never knew she could have.

• Fortuitous; happening by accident or chance rather than design. • Saylor gets a job offer in her hometown, which she gladly accepts. She misses her hometown, her family, and especially her best friend, Hadley... but what will happen when Hadley's sister, Emerson, also moves back to town? • The two may discover they have more in common than they ever thought possible as well as be forced to process some underlying feelings they thought they buried.

• Lennox and Jayme are best friends. They have known each other since middle school and have grown with each other since. They know every embarrassing, funny, and important thing about the other. • They don't keep secrets... except that's a lie. They both keep secrets, multiple at that. • Like every secret, they are bound to spill, but what will happen as these two reveal some of theirs? Will it bring them closer together or drive them farther apart?

────────────────────────────────────── "Every time she pushed me away, it felt like I was stepping closer to understanding her-maybe more than I wanted to. But when she pulled me in, I couldn't resist." ────────────────────────────────────── This story is GXG || Intersex ────────────────────────────────────── TW | This story includes: •Abuse •PTSD •Slurs •Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs •Language •Detailed Sexual Content

Kaede lives a full life of working, studying and partying. As a gay independent female who doesn't believe in monogamy, things may differ when she meets someone who pushes her to change that feature about herself.

(Teacherxstudent) Kai has her life figured out at the age of nineteen. She's been independent ever since she was thirteen years old and doesn't rely on anyone in her life to support her. She has her own house, her own car and pays her own bills. Kai has been supporting herself ever since she left her foster parents when she was sixteen years old and has been doing it on her own since then. When it comes to independence, Kai can say she has everything she needs and that includes herself and only herself. But when someone comes into her life and makes her fall harder than she fell before, realizing that being independent comes with a price but allowing someone inside your life comes with an even bigger price that Kai soon comes face to face with. Kai's life changes in a way she can't comprehend cause this woman she allowed herself to get comfortable with becomes a whole new meaning to the word independent.

When Sadie Harper arrives at the prestigious Oakridge High School as the new literature teacher, with her charisma and unconventional style, she quickly wins over her students... and earns the disapproval of Clare Donovan, her strict and perfectionist department colleague. While Sadie thrives on chaos and spontaneity, Clare clings to order and discipline. From the very first day, their personalities clash like two opposing forces destined never to see eye to eye. However, when they are forced to work together, they soon realize that the differences that separate them also have an undeniable pull. Their rivalry turns into a reluctant partnership filled with heated debates, lingering glances, and a tension neither of them can ignore. What starts as a battle of personalities soon transforms into something deeper that threatens to break down the carefully built walls around them. Is it just competition, or is there something hidden between the lines, waiting to be uncovered?

"I need you to stop looking at me like that, Miss Daniels." The young woman's blood red lips were still parted as she spoke, her knuckles as white as ash as she gripped the edge of the table. The contractor smirked, knowing the affect she had on the woman that stood vertical from her as she packed her tools away. "I can't help it. If only I could tell you the things that run through my mind every single time I see you." "Tell me, then." Trigger warning; smùt, sexual abuse, Intersex, polygamy!!

Sophia bush x intersex woman Sophia makes a deal with Cameron. But will both of them be able to stick to the rules of the arrangement? Or will one of them break and start to fall in love?

A kiss can change everything. One kiss with your best friend, and it changes the whole dynamic. What will you do when you get to know that your best friend has been in love with you? What will you do when she doesn't want to be friends anymore and wants more instead? * "Everytime I see you with a guy, my skin fucking burns" Millie hisses, pinning me with an intense look that makes my belly flip. I am pinned to the wall with her caging me. "Do you know how hard it is to pretend that you are only my friend, and nothing more? That I love you but cannot have you?" Her words spin inside my head, and the thundering beating of my heart echoes in my ear. How do we come to this situation? I pant as she leans closer, her eyes averting to my parted lips. I am having thoughts of kissing her. Hell, I see her in my dreams so often now that I am not sure what she means to me now. Millie caresses my cheeks and a shiver runs down my spine. "I can't pretend anymore, Grace. It's getting really hard" she whispers in my ear and I squirm. When she meets my eyes, I say something that surprises her. "Then don't." I crash my lips on hers, crossing whatever lines we had.