SavRosie
Three years ago, she loved him in the quietest way-behind textbooks, behind her insecurity, behind the girl she hadn't learned to be yet.
He was the boy who made her laugh, the boy who never mocked her body, the boy she wanted but never dared to reach for.
And then he left-new girlfriend, new city, new life.
All she kept was the memory.
Now she's back. Not as the shy girl he once knew, but as the woman she fought to become.
Confident. Secure. Glowing from the inside out.
And destiny?
Oh, destiny is messy.
Because her dream college lands her right in his city.
Because he's the first person to help.
Because he hands her a spare key and says, "Stay with me until you find your place."
He thinks he's just offering a couch.
She thinks she's just being practical.
But the universe knows better.
Late nights turn into lingering looks. Old memories turn into new feelings. And the boy she once loved?
He's starting to realize the girl he left behind didn't stay behind.
She grew up.
And now he can't look away.