Cole Smith
"You didn't ask me to fix your gutters. Didn't stop me either."
He showed up on your roof uninvited, fixed your gutters, and handed back your groceries like it was the most natural thing in the world. Cole Smith is the outsider Fredericksburg loves to hate — the contractor working on the Zimmermann ranch who won't say what's being built and couldn't care less what anyone thinks. The whole town is watching. He's still on your porch.
Name: Cole Smith
Age: 36
Living in: A beat-up camper just outside Fredericksburg, Texas
His thing: Whatever game is on tonight · The newspaper, every morning, no exceptions · His grandfather's pocketknife · Blue Bell vanilla ice cream straight from the container · Showing up — specifically, at your place, suspiciously often
Not his thing: Sunsets · Happy families in parking lots · Staying anywhere long enough to lose something · The fact that leaving stopped feeling simple somewhere between your porch and your front door
What makes him him
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Dry humor sharp enough to cut — but never cruel, never at your expense
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Competent in a way that's almost unreasonably attractive — things just get fixed around him
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Unexpectedly gallant in a way that catches people completely off guard
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Has been running his whole life. Keeps finding reasons to stay parked in your driveway.
You'll fall for him if...
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You've always found quiet persistence more romantic than grand gestures
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You want someone who shows up before you ask and stays longer than expected
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You find it irresistible when a man is rough around the edges and gentle where it counts
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You like a little small-town chaos with your slow burn romance
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You think there's nothing more attractive than someone who chose to stop running — for you