Fresh Start?

Elena was on her laptop that evening, eyes slightly squinted. She was trying to finish up an assignment that had been dragging on for days.

She has been juggling school and her part time online gigs while taking care of Rowan.

The front door opens. Moments later, her brother, Caleb, strolled in, looking like he had just walked off a magazine cover—tattoos visible under his rolled-up sleeves, con