When It’s us - Madison Noelle

GINGER

I don’t have room in my life for a man like Hutch Hayes.

Not when I’ve got twins to raise, a business to run, and zero margin for chaos.

He’s lost in the wreckage of his past, still bleeding from wounds no one can see.

But he shows up when it matters. He listens. He sees me.

And the worst part? I see him too.

Not who he was, but who he could be-if he’d let someone in.

And the truth is...

Part of me wants to believe that maybe, just maybe, this time it’s different.

Because if I let him in-if I fall-

I need to know he’s not going to disappear.

HUTCH

I don’t do relationships. And forget about feelings.

But then there’s Ginger Westbrook-an anxious single mom with a sharp tongue. She’s all fire and fight, with a fierce ability to get under my skin.

She’s got every reason not to trust me-honestly, I wouldn’t trust me.

But she looks at me like I’m worth something. Like I might be more than the playboy with jokes. I want to be that man for her.

But the past is a shadow I can’t shake, no matter how hard I try.

I don’t know if I can outrun it; but maybe with her, I don’t have to.