** Jon Bernthal fanfic ** **Older man trope** Naomi thought graduation night would be the beginning of her new life. Instead, she catches her longtime boyfriend cheating, gets blackout drunk, and ends the night with a bruised cheek and a broken heart. When her father's stern, older best friend, Jon, comes to her rescue, Naomi's life takes an unexpected turn. Forced to stay under his roof while her fathers on a work trip, she quickly learns that Lawson has rules-and she's determined to break every one of them. He's supposed to be the man protecting her. She's not supposed to start wanting him. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when the lines between them begin to blur.

Sloane was supposed to be off limits. Frank was the extra seat around the dinner table, the guy who was now part of the furniture. Her dad's best friend. After being stood up on a date, Sloane finds herself blurring lines between her and Frank that she once respected. One drink becomes a conversation. A conversation becomes a look neither of them can ignore. Frank knows how wrong it is. Sloane knows she should walk away. But sometimes the things you shouldn't have, are the things you want the most. It's wrong. Complicated. And somehow, it feels so right. TW: lots of tension and angst, heavy on the smut! swearing, alcohol, violence, cheating mentioned, age gap, sexual activity

dirty little secret. the rules were simple, don't get attached, don't get caught, and never let your dad find out. you break the first rule almost immediately. the second doesn't stay intact for long. the third? that's the one that'll destroy everything.

You have spent two years building your life away from home - Whitmore University, your boyfriend, your friends, and everything that makes Conway feel like you. Then summer comes and you go back to Cedar Ridge. Jon has always been there. Your dad's best friend. A familiar face at the dinner table. Someone's you've known for most of your life. Nothing changes. At least that's what you tell yourself. Because nothing happens that summer. Not really. Until Jon takes a job in Conway. And suddenly the man you were supposed to forget is twenty minutes away. You have a boyfriend. He knows your father. They both know where the line is. The problem is that you're starting to wonder what happens when you spend too long standing on it.

Rule number one: Don't look at her. Rule number two: Don't cross the line. Staying in her father's guest house was supposed to be simple, but Frank is finding it impossible to keep his eyes off Nora. He watches the way she hides behind her clothes and tolerates a guy who doesn't deserve her. Frank knows he's out of line. He knows he's too old to fall into this trap. He just doesn't care anymore.

Was he always this undeniable ?, maybe he should have been considering he's your dads best friend yet something about him brings you to him every time .

For nineteen years, Annabella, known by everyone as Bella, grew up with two men she could always rely on: her father, Henry, and Zaack, his father's best friend... Ever since her mother passed away from cancer when Bella was only five years old, Zaack had always been there. Protective, reassuring, almost like a second father. Then, overnight, he left. Two years. A military mission classified as top secret. No calls. No explanations. During his absence, Bella went through the hardest moments of her life, and the person she needed the most was no longer there. Today, Zaack is finally back. But their reunion is nothing like what they had imagined. Between anger, wounds, guilt, and secrets, the years have changed everything... especially them.

When she comes home for summer, the one man who makes her feel safe is the one she can never have-her father's best friend, Frank Castle. Older, scarred, and fiercely protective, Frank tries to keep his distance. But in the hazy heat of long summers and stolen moments, forbidden desire begins to unravel them both. A slow-burn age-gap romance thick with tension, tenderness, and dangerous temptation. TW: heavy smutt, swearing, alcohol, cheating mentioned, age gaps, sex, slight violence.