Permission to Hug the Parent

Rocco Visconti is a quiet, successful single father doing his best to raise his six-year-old son, Nico. He's not the type to linger in school hallways or get involved with teachers-until Nico's bubbly stories about "Teacher Trina" start to catch his attention.

Rhettrina Cortez is a dedicated pre school teacher who never expected her student's father to be so... composed, serious, and oddly magnetic. But what surprises her more is how close she grows to Nico-and how natural it starts to feel having both of them around.

As Nico's fondness for his teacher grows, so does something unspoken between his father and Miss Cortez. What starts as small hallway greetings and quick glances slowly becomes something deeper. And while no one says it out loud, Nico might just be hoping that the teacher he admires could be more than just a teacher someday.

A sweet, slow-burn story about unexpected connections, quiet feelings, and the little boy who might bring two people together.