Something That Could Last

Fresh from her divorce, photojournalist Arden Royce arrives in Hermosa Beach just in time for Memorial Day weekend when the Strand becomes party central. Her plan is simple: relax and enjoy herself before her final assignment.

The last thing she expects is to run into the boy she babysat one summer twenty years ago, and boy, is he all grown up. He also hasn't forgotten her, his first crush.

Sure, there's a huge age gap between them, but who cares when the attraction between them is off the charts?

**Originally published as Hudson in Hot Boy Summer: A Charity Anthology**