Deciding to change your life for the better, you join the army. Leaving behind the beach, comfortable chaos, drinking and smoking, for gas chambers, new friends, funny moments, brutal training and the feeling of accomplishment. You get to return home to your family at the very start of summer, just a few days after everyone arrives at the beach house in cousins. The Conklins who you were born into, and the Fishers who you became fond of even before you knew what the word meant.
A quiet summer at the marina turns complicated when Conrad Fisher becomes your coworker—soft-spoken, guarded, and unexpectedly gentle. Slow glances, slow burn, and a boy learning to let someone in.