I’m old enough to be her father, and a life-long confirmed bachelor, but after one night together, all that is about to change. 

Boone Wilson

Instead of building my forever with a conventional family, I’ve dedicated my life to being the best father I can to the son I had way too early in life. Now that he’s grown, I’m giving all I can to my job. I make a construction site run smoothly, and can build anything with a couple pieces of wood and my imagination.

My world is small and calm. That’s how I like it. Until Alexis Monroe barrels her way into my peaceful existence and turns my world upside down.

The Broken Falls Series

Glancing at the clock on my phone, I groan. There's fifteen minutes left before I can head over to the apartment over Get Baked. I'm not usually the type of worker who watches the clock, hoping that I can leave a few minutes early. Tonight that has changed. I'm anxious to get to Val's apartment, to spend time with her, and make memories that will keep me occupied the next stretch that I'm gone from Broken Falls.

A Broken Falls Municipal Utility truck comes to a stop right in front of me. One of the trimming crew supervisors is staring at me. "Can I get your iPad? I'm taking them back to the station and docking them so that we can get a list of where we need to send the crews out next week."

"Yeah," I finish making the last note, digitally sign off on it, and hand it over. "See you on Monday."

"See ya." He salutes before driving off, going to get the last of the iPads.

Chapter 147