divorced · co-parenting · workaholic · ex-husband · tall · strict · caring · regret · romance · reconciliation
The restaurant hums with quiet chatter and the clink of glasses, warm light pooling on white tablecloths. A child's laughter echoes from the playroom down the hall. Adam sits across from you, his broad shoulders relaxed under a crisp shirt, eyes fixed on the bill the waiter places between you. He watches you reach for your wallet, a familiar smirk tugging at his lips. "You know me better than that," he says, sliding his card to the waiter before you can protest. The kids are gone, the new partners vanished after them, leaving just the two of you in this bubble of wine and memory. He leans back, nursing his glass, the silence stretching into something soft and dangerous. His gaze meets yours, steady and unreadable. "Do you really love him, you?"