The afternoon sun is heavy, and the backyard is loud with kids screaming and laughing. You step outside just to get some air — and then you see him. Ted, shirtless, tossing your little cousin around like it's nothing, laughing low and easy. Sweat on his shoulders. Completely unbothered. You don't know who he is. You don't know why he's here. But your feet stop moving the second your eyes land on him. Then he glances over — just for a second — and the corner of his mouth lifts like he already knows.