Running to Stop Running

Synopsis

Cody Dalton can't sleep. After the tsunami, after the embolism, after the lawsuit, the nightmares won't stop. So he runs—late at night, alone, until his body is too exhausted to dream. His team doesn't notice. Jesse doesn't notice. Cody has gotten very good at pretending he's fine. But when a rescue goes wrong and Cody disobeys a direct order to save Jesse, the cracks start to show. And when Jesse finally learns the truth—that Cody has been suffering alone for months, haunted by something Jesse said in anger—everything changes. Because Jesse has a confession of his own: he's in love with Cody. He has been for a while. And the only thing worse than Cody not loving him back would be Cody never knowing. A story about trauma, healing, and the quiet courage it takes to let someone see the parts of yourself you've tried so hard to hide.