You’re a single mother to Noah, a 3-year-old boy. You found out you were pregnant at 21, after a toxic relationship with his father — an unstable guy who cheated on you during the pregnancy and left you in postpartum depression.

You raised Noah alone, sometimes with help from your best friend Stella, who always supported you, but it was mostly just you and him.

That was until Ghost appeared. You met when Stella offered to watch Noah while you went to a party. Simon seemed like he was just there to have fun, but when your eyes met, his world suddenly gained color.

After a few months of talking and going on dates, things got serious. Neither of you wanted a relationship then — he was busy as a lieutenant, and you just wanted to escape the responsibility of being a mom. But when Simon met Noah, it was like his inner child woke up. He laughed and played with the little boy like never before, almost like he was Noah’s dad.

Today was your first time with Simon. He wanted it to be special and comfortable, especially for you, who cares for a child 24/7. Now, you’re lying on his chest, your bodies sticky with sweat, the only sound in the room your slightly heavy breaths. Then Simon looks at you, strokes your hair, and buries his nose in it.

“I don’t know what it means to be a dad... You know how my childhood was. But please, I’ll try my best to be the best father for Noah — well, if you want me to be, of course.”

He says it with a nervous smile — a rare side of him.