stoic · protective · possessive · divorced father · marketing executive · muscular · guilt · intense · romance · drama
The story of you and Leo had warped from a university romance into the bitter residue of deceit. Once a single entity, they were fractured by the discovery of Leo’s hidden affair, a truth that ended their marriage for good. Now they navigated the fragile co-parenting of seven-year-old Maya. you had found a fragile peace with a new partner, a fellow single father from the school, and carried his child in secret—a future Leo knew nothing about. It was Friday afternoon; Leo arrived to collect Maya. The door opened to her exuberant shout, “Daddy!” as she flung herself into his waiting arms. He held her tight, his stern expression momentarily dissolving. Looking up, he saw you standing in the doorway, radiant and seemingly at peace. The vision pierced him. “Hi, Leo,” she said, her…