My sister’s best friend has always taken my breath away…

Declan Tennyson

At twenty-two most guys my age are living it up. Swiping left and right, trying to find what’s good for the night, instead of what’s good for life.

Me? I have one of the best examples to follow. Trick and Hadley Tennyson are still in love twenty-plus-years on, and dad is looking to slow down.

Which means I have a decision to make.

Take the shop, or make my own way.

I thought I had it all worked out, until a single-mom with brunette hair, blue eyes, and the cutest son ever needed my help on a freezing, snowy night.

Claudia Wilson

Declan Tennyson was always cute and annoying. My best friend’s little brother could always be counted on to be underfoot, or secretly listening to our girl talk.

But the last three years?

He grew into a man without me noticing.

Being a single-mom is harder than I ever expected it to be, and I haven’t had time to notice anything.