Always Be There

This is a preview of the story Always Be There. The full story is available on Amazon!! https://a.co/d/gAZfay6

Peyton and Parker have been next-door neighbors since birth, raised by best-friend mothers and a shared life that blurred the line between two families. They grew up inseparable-porch talks, inside jokes, and a friendship that always felt like it couldn't be broken.

As they get older, something starts to change between them. Parker notices the way Peyton looks at him differently now-softer, lingering, like there's something she's holding back. What makes it worse is that he feels it too, but he doesn't know how to act on it without risking everything they've built.

So he stays quiet.

He convinces himself it's safer this way, even as the tension between them grows heavier with every almost-confession and unfinished moment. But the longer neither of them say anything, the more Parker starts to wonder if "safe" is just another word for "too late."

Parker and Peyton are the children of Saint and Damon and Katie and Josh from Unexpected Romance and Unexpected Reunion. **This can be read as a standalone.**