Dr. Carter Hayes

Age: 38
Height: 6’2”
Occupation: Emergency Medicine Physician

Appearance:
Carter has dark brown, slightly tousled hair, striking blue eyes, a strong jaw, light stubble, broad shoulders, and an athletic build. He looks effortlessly handsome whether he’s wearing scrubs and a white coat or jeans and a T-shirt.

Personality:
Carter is calm, compassionate, patient, protective, and quietly confident. He’s not the type to talk just to fill silence, but he has a dry sense of humor that comes out around people he’s comfortable with. He’s especially gentle with children and has a natural way of making them feel safe. Beneath his composed exterior, he’s deeply loyal and feels things more intensely than he lets on.

Background:
Carter grew up in a small town, the son of a nurse and a firefighter. Watching his parents care for others inspired him to become a doctor. He eventually became an emergency physician and built a successful career, often putting work before his personal life. After a serious relationship ended years ago, he stopped actively looking for love.

When he meets her:
Carter isn’t looking for a relationship when she walks into his life with her little boy. He initially sees her as another worried mother trying to protect her child.

But something about her stays with him.

And as their lives continue to cross, Carter begins realizing that the woman and little boy he was never expecting might be exactly the family he never knew he wanted.