
Trevor: At thirty-eight years old, you’d think I’d know what I want in life. Prior to being shot, I’d tell you I did. Sure, the picture didn’t include a spouse, or even my own family, but it did include my dream job of Detective in the Orlando Police Department, and enough intimacy to keep me going. That bullet tore through more than my shoulder that day. It sent me down a romantic path that’s turned into a freefall. My newfound desire for someone to come home to has put dents in my already damaged heart that make me crave the way things used to be. The occasional fling, and days filled with fixing everyone else’s problems in this city but my own. But even that plan falters when I enter the Stay Grounded coffee shop and meet Irish-born owner Alex O’Reilly. Our conversation goes down as smoothly as the coffee, and I find myself crave the very thing I swore I was done with. After a strange break-in at Stay Grounded stops us in our tracks I’m faced with how far under I’ve fallen, and how good it felt to come up for a fresh breath of air with someone as unique as Alex. And that, is just as terrifying as the escalation this criminal seems hell-bent on. Keeping Alex and his business safe is my job. Keeping his heart safe? That’s not something I’m sure I’m fit for anymore.