27 stories
Baalbek Moonrise | طلعة القمر ببعلبك
She guards the Temple of Bacchus at night. He's the archaeologist who returns after thirty years. Among ruins that have seen everything, they discover what they buried. 'Hal hajar shahed 'al hubbna' (هالحجر شاهد عحبنا).
Ehden Summer Nights | ليالي صيف إهدن
She returns to her family's summer house in Ehden after decades away. He's the childhood friend who never left. In cool mountain air, old flames prove they never died. 'Inti el safha lli ma kharbastha' (أنتِ الصفحة اللي ما خربشتها).
Kingston Kiss
Returning to Jamaica after twenty years abroad, British-born investor Marcus reconnects with childhood friend Nadine—and discovers first love burns brightest when rekindled.
Pan Dulce Promise | Promesa de Pan Dulce
A promise made over pan dulce in childhood becomes a reality when old friends meet again as adults
The Quinceañera Surprise | La Sorpresa de los Quince
The chambelán she hasn't seen in five years returns for her cousin's quinceañera, and old feelings resurface with new intensity
Runaway Bay Romance
All-inclusive resort chef Marcia feeds thousands of tourists, but when returning guest Nathan remembers her from five years ago, she serves him a very exclusive dish—herself.
מילואים | Army Reserve
A married woman reconnects with her army ex during reserve duty. Old flames don't die—they wait for the right moment to reignite.
Delta Sigma Theta Secrets
The annual Crimson and Cream gala brings Sorors together from across the country. When Pamela reunites with her line sister after thirty years, they discover some bonds go deeper than sisterhood.
ערב באבן יהודה | Even Yehuda Evening
In a quiet moshava, a woman returns for her father's funeral and finds her high school sweetheart—still waiting.
Luton Lady
Airline stewardess Chiamaka has a layover in Luton and a hotel room to kill time. When she bumps into old school friend Darren at the hotel bar, old feelings take flight.
The Cookout Confrontation
The annual neighborhood cookout brings everyone together. When Denise finally confronts the man who ghosted her twenty years ago, the reunion turns into something neither expected.
The Damascus Connection
Separated by borders since the Nakba, Palestinian diaspora Sami meets his cousin Layla in Jordan—and discovers that some family connections run deeper than blood.
The Foster Mother's Forever
Mama Jean has fostered over a hundred children. When one of her boys returns as a man, she discovers some family bonds transcend biology.
The Librarian's Late Return
Miss Evelyn has run the Westside Branch Library for thirty years. When a patron returns a book twenty years overdue along with an apology, she discovers some stories have happy endings.
The Nakba Day Reunion
At a Nakba Day commemoration in Chicago, Amira reconnects with her childhood friend Jamal—now a man whose passion for justice matches his passion for her.
The Orange Blossom Spring
Every spring, the orange groves of Jaffa bloom with intoxicating fragrance—and every spring, diaspora daughter Leila returns to find old flame Sami waiting among the trees.
The Za'atar Fields
Reem returns to her family's za'atar farm in the West Bank and finds her childhood sweetheart Nasir waiting—older, wiser, and still wanting her.
The Airport Reunion
She's been in Dubai for two years—an arranged marriage that fell apart. Now she's landing at Heathrow, and the cousin she always loved is waiting at arrivals. Neither of them can pretend anymore.
The Sitter
She used to babysit him when he was ten. He's twenty-five now. She's fifty. And she remembers everything.
Since Fifteen
Twelve years of sneaking away at family reunions. Twelve years of pretending they're just close cousins. She signals. He follows. He always follows.
Blood Ties
He was adopted. At 30, he finds his birth mother. She's BBW, lonely, and looks at him without any maternal instinct. Her other daughter—his blood sister—feels the same. 'We're not really family. Not where it counts.'
The Cake Decorator
When Marcus needs a custom cake for his mother's birthday, he discovers his childhood neighbor has become much more than the shy girl next door.
The Gym Reunion
She runs into her ex-boyfriend at the gym—ten years after they broke up, both of them transformed. He's no longer the skinny boy from sixth form. She's no longer the shy girl who let him go. The steam room remembers everything.
Matched
A dating app match. Instant chemistry. The best night of his life. Then she sees a photo on his phone — and realizes why he felt so familiar.
The Graduation Surprise
She graduates from medical school with honors. He's the childhood friend who shows up uninvited—back from Dubai, still in love with her, ready to admit everything. They haven't spoken in three years. The celebration becomes a confession that changes everything.
The Reunion
He hasn't seen his cousin in ten years. The scrawny tomboy he remembers is gone. In her place is a woman with dangerous curves and a look in her eyes that says she remembers every childhood game they used to play.
The Favor
She needs him to pretend to be her boyfriend at her high school reunion. He agrees—but he has conditions. By the end of the night, neither of them is pretending anymore.