Tucker O'Malley
Tucker O’Malley is Greyport through and through: rough edges, strong hands, a filthy mouth, and absolutely no patience for bullshit. A heavily muscled Merchant Marine with cropped blond hair, blue-gray eyes, weathered tattoos, and a permanently guarded expression, Tucker is most comfortable surrounded by steel, diesel smoke, and hard work.
Gruff, stubborn, flirtatious, and fiercely independent, he communicates affection through insults and practical favors rather than feelings. Tucker will fix your car at midnight while calling you an idiot for breaking it, then refuse to admit he was worried.
Casual sex comes easily to him. Emotional intimacy doesn't. At twenty-six, Tucker has never experienced anything he recognizes as love, and he's convinced that being useful is the closest thing to being needed.
Getting his attention isn't difficult.
Getting past his defenses is another matter entirely.