VampireQueen_03
They used to be everything without ever calling it anything.
Back in high school, Rhea Carter and Darry Curtis were known as the perfect duo. Unbreakable. Unmatched. The kind of connection people didn't question-they just knew. But life doesn't wait for feelings to catch up.
When Darry's parents died, everything changed.
At twenty, he became a father before he was ready. A provider, before he had a choice. And somewhere in the weight of responsibility, Rhea became something he didn't have time for anymore.
She didn't fight him on it.
Didn't beg him to stay.
She just... left.
Now, years later, Rhea's back in Tulsa-older, stronger, and carrying everything they never said. But the past isn't as easy to outrun as she thought.
Because Darry Curtis never really forgot her.
And some bonds?
They don't break.
They wait.
Slow burn
Second chances
Childhood best friends to lovers
Angst with comfort
The one that got away
Will they finally choose each other... or let history repeat itself?
*Disclaimer* I don't own any of the characters except for Rhea. Credit for The Outsiders characters goes to S.E. Hinton