Surge

He was twenty-eight, she was eighteen.� Everyone around them opposed their love. But their love was much greater than the sum of their ages. Clara�s family took Jackson in when, at the age of seventeen,�he�d lost his parents. The St. Martins were the only family he had. When his connection with Clara developed into something stronger, he couldn�t feel remorseful. What he did feel was warmth, hope, and love. Ten years later it was time to tell the family�he wouldn�t let their love be a lie any longer. When he came to live with them, Clara knew one day she�d marry him. She just didn�t know her family wouldn�t be on board with the plans. Sure, Jackson was much older than her and yeah, they�d jumped the gun on intimacy, but she�d needed Jackson�s touch that day and he�d needed hers. They planned to marry once he finished medical school, but when Clara�s brother found out about their two-year relationship he beat the good doctor�s face until he was unrecognizable. Jackson couldn�t see a way they could be together and she wouldn�t have to make a choice between him and her family. He knew what it was to go through life without the support of family and he wouldn�t let her choose him over the St. Martins. Will Clara and Jackson be able to have a future together, or will her family tear them apart?