Sequel to Man on the Beach. Beth and Daryl continue to navigate their budding relationship, as well as dealing with living together and making plans for the future. They are both so incredibly happy, in love, and excited for what life has to bring them - but can their happiness truly last?

Beth works as a lifeguard while she attends college in a beach community in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. One day, she meets a man on the beach who has obviously experienced some sort of trauma. Beth seeks to understand this good-looking stranger, Daryl, who has all of a sudden been dropped into her life. AU. Slow burn.