Just Friends

She was looking for the perfect man… never realizing he’s been right in front of her all along.

Skylar did not plan on coming back to Brooklyn.

And she definitely did not expect a simple errand to change everything.

But one unexpected detour leads her back to the neighborhood she once called home… and face-to-face with someone she never thought she would see again.

Noah.

Once the quiet, awkward boy she grew up with, Noah is now someone entirely different. Confident. Grounded. The kind of man Skylar has been searching for but never seemed to find.

And somehow… he has been there all along.

What begins as a simple reconnection quickly turns into something deeper. Familiar conversations feel different. Shared history becomes something meaningful in a new way. And the chemistry between them is impossible to ignore.

But timing is not on their side.

Because just as Skylar starts to consider the possibility of something more, she learns something that makes her pull back. Something that forces her to question if crossing that line is worth the risk.

What she does not know is that for Noah, this has never been just friendship.

He has been waiting.

Now, they are both standing at the edge of something that could change everything.

The question is… are they ready to let go of what was safe to find out what could be?

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Series: Standalone

Type: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Childhood Friends, Glow-Up/“He Changed”, “He’s Always Loved Her”