Found Family

After Eleanor's mother passed away from cancer, her world was shattered. With nowhere else to go, she moved in with Vanessa, her mother's best friend, who had always been a second mother to her. Vanessa's home was now her home, and her family, including Vanessa's two sons, Anthony and Connor, became her new foundation.

Anthony, the eldest, had always been a steady presence in Eleanor's life. He had quietly supported her through the painful days following her mother's death, offering comfort when she cried and standing by her when the grief felt unbearable. But as the years passed, Eleanor began to feel that there was something more between them-something unspoken. One evening, after an unexpected moment of closeness, Eleanor realized that Anthony's care for her had transformed into something deeper. Their bond, once purely protective, had become laden with emotions neither of them knew how to address.

Meanwhile, Connor, the younger brother, was a source of lighthearted distraction. He was the easygoing one, always making jokes to lighten the mood and pull Eleanor out of her darker moments. Her best friend. He could sense the tension between his brother and Eleanor but kept his thoughts to himself, not wanting to add to the complicated emotions swirling around.

Life was complicated, but Eleanor knew with her found family, everything would be okay.