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For six-year-old Emma Brooks, first grade has only one downside-she can't stop talking about her teacher.
"Mr. Lewis says..."
"Mr. Lewis taught us..."
"Mr. Lewis thinks..."
Her dad, Liam Brooks, hears it so often that he starts joking Mr. Lewis spends more time in their house than he does.
Emma thinks it's hilarious.
Nathan Lewis, her kind-hearted first-grade teacher, most definitely does not.
Three years after a quiet divorce left Liam raising Emma on his own, his world revolves around two things: his landscaping business and giving his daughter the happiest life possible. Romance is the last thing on his mind.
Nathan understands what it's like to rebuild a life. A former military medic who lost his leg during service, he's worked hard to become known simply as a great teacher-not "the veteran" or "the teacher with one leg." His students adore him, and Emma is no exception.
What begins as brief conversations during afternoon pickup slowly turns into friendship, shared laughter, and the kind of comfort neither man realizes they've been missing.
As Emma unknowingly plays matchmaker, Liam and Nathan discover that sometimes love doesn't arrive all at once.
Sometimes it waits patiently at the school gates... one parent pickup at a time.
A heartwarming slow-burn M/M romance about healing, found family, second chances, and discovering that the best love stories often begin in the most ordinary moments.