LOVING 7

Tommen's cheeky lad, Gerard "Gibsie" Gibson, is a comedian at heart. But beneath his happy-go-lucky exterior hides a broken boy, scarred by the shadows of his past. Using humor as both shield and survival tactic, Gibsie keeps the world at arm's length, never letting anyone see the truth beneath the jokes.

Only one person truly knows who he is behind the mask. His best friend's little sister. His Izzy-girl.

Gentle and quietly devoted, Isabella Kavanagh has spent most of her life loving the one person she was never meant to-her brother's best friend. Soft-spoken and a little guarded, she keeps more to herself than she lets on, but she notices everything-especially the things others miss. She sees past Gibsie's easy smiles and careless laughter, recognizing the hurt he tries so hard to hide. He's always been her safe place, even when she isn't sure she's his. Sweet-natured and deeply loyal, Isabella might not be the loudest in the room, but when it comes to him, she won't walk away-not now, not ever.

But when boundaries blur and the unexpected changes everything, will Gibsie and Isabella's friendship survive? Will it evolve into something deeper-or will they lose each other in the riptide of emotions neither of them is prepared to face?

Gerard Gibson x fem oc