Our Final Secret

They were never official. Never labeled. Never quite had the timing right.
But Carson and Julia were something-once. A deep, undeniable connection that lingered long after high school ended and real life began.

Years later, fate throws them back into each other's orbit. Now engaged to other people and raising children who aren't biologically theirs, they find comfort in reconnecting, texting late into the night, and admitting the truths they never could back then.

Old habits resurface. Flirting turns to confessions. Promises that should never be made begin to take shape. And when the weight of what if becomes too much, they make a dangerous agreement: one night. One final moment to say goodbye to the past they never had.

No one ever has to know. It's their final secret.
But some goodbyes leave a mark you never forget.