Truck Stop Stranger (2k words / 10 pages)

When Jared Baker’s pickup dies on a deserted stretch of highway, the last thing he expects is a tattooed, bearded trucker with a wicked smile and too much confidence. Fresh off a brutal breakup and stranded at a forgotten truck stop, Jared says yes to a reckless detour he never saw coming—one that turns a moment of bad luck into a secret he won’t be able to stop thinking about.

Three days later, Jared goes back for more. What starts as a one-time mistake becomes a reckless, addictive pull between a college kid who thought he knew himself and a road-worn trucker who doesn’t ask permission.