Two people. One temporary arrangement. Seth, a steady single dad, and Brooke, the wandering writer, learn that home isn't always a place. Sometimes it's a person. Brooke Hollett returns to her hometown for a temporary reset. The last thing she expects is to collide with Seth Murphy, the soft‑spoken carpenter she once had a teenage crush on. Now a devoted father, Seth is doing his best to keep life simple. After his summer childcare arrangement falls through, Brooke steps in to help. It's a temporary favor that turns into shared routines, unexpected closeness, and a slow‑burn pull neither of them planned for. He reminds her what it feels like to be truly seen; she reminds him that life can hold more than routine and responsibility. But as Brooke's departure date looms and Seth's carefully built world begins to shift, the choices get complicated: a child who's already attached, a past Brooke isn't sure she's outrun, and a future Seth is afraid to hope for. When longing deepens into something real, both must decide whether love is worth the risk… and whether a temporary summer can become a forever home.