Getting pulled over for speeding was supposed to be nothing more than a minor inconvenience—five minutes, a ticket, and a story to forget. But meeting Officer Eric Darrington turns it into something else entirely. Eric is steady, guarded, and carrying more than just the weight of his badge. Recently divorced and devoted to his eight-year-old son, Ben, his life is carefully structured, leaving little room for unexpected connections. Yet somehow, he and Y/N keep crossing paths in ways that feel anything but accidental. What begins as fleeting encounters slowly grows into something harder to ignore—but with an age gap, complicated pasts, and a child at the center of it all, timing may be the one thing not on their side.