Camping and Coincidences

Mature scenes in chapters 2, 3, and 4

Kevin is a 35 year old civil engineer. He stands nearly six feet tall with an enviably fit physique. An avid outdoor enthusiast, he tries to hike at least once every month. The outings were also therapy for him from the failing marriage that he was in. His wife is an abuser and was draining his confidence. With no kids, the decision to separate should be easy, and yet Kevin feels incapable of leaving and hangs on to the hope that things might improve.

Solana Navarro is a 30 year old habitat maintenance associate at a zoo. Standing at the height of five and a half feet tall she has proportionally balanced curves in all the right places. Maintaining a fit physique has never been a issue for her, even though pregnancy and postpartum. She is doing online university to gain her Bachelor's degree. She was married once. They had a child three years into marriage, that was born with severe Down Syndrome. Several incompatibility issues before and after expanding their family with her spouse, eventually led to her finally being brave enough to divorce. Two weeks of every month Solana has parental duties. The two weeks she doesn't have parental duties she tries to take at least one weekend to go do something physically active, preferably outdoors.

When love is lost can chemistry be found?