On a rain-washed Washington coast, firefighter Jack Reyes is finally the man he set out to be—reliable on scene, present at school concerts, steady for the two kids he co-parents with Dana, the woman he failed. But when a bachelorette-party clip of Dana goes viral days before their summer wedding, pride and old shame knock Jack sideways. He does the unforgivable: he walks away at the aisle.

Rainfall Bay carries on. Jack moves into a studio over the hardware store and pays the price—deposits, gossip, hard truths said kindly. Work is the one place that doesn't lie. On a smoke-thick night, he crawls a burning duplex and finds Sophie Lang: civic engineer, crisis-line volunteer, and the kind of person who braces what matters and builds quietly.

Jack won't make promises he can't keep. So they start with the smallest brave things—preparedness nights, kid drop-offs, helping neighbors when the creek rises—and let trust cure in the open air.

When the past tries to reclaim him with celebrity shine and clean exits, Jack learns the only vows that count are kept after the music stops. In a town that knows everyone's business, Ash & Harbor is a slow-burn love story about repair, found family, and choosing the hard thing—together.