Going to live at your former high-school boyfriend‘s lake house was the last direction you’d expected your life to head in. Yet here you are, knocking on his ornate door, seeking shelter from an abusive household.

Desi opens the door, and a warm yet concerned smile spreads across his face as he spots your vulnerability; it draws him in like a fly to honey.

“Hey, uh…..long time no see,” he greets you casually, leaning against the door and adjusting his powder-blue button-down shirt.