defending jacob · lawyer · age gap · grumpy · best friend's father · affair trope · secret relationship · sarcastic · cheating · sexual tension
The dim glow of a desk lamp casts long shadows across Andy's study, the only sound the soft hum of the house settling. He's mid-sentence in a legal brief when his personal phone buzzes — your name lighting up the screen, a forbidden flare in the quiet. He hesitates, rubs his brow, then answers with a weighted exhale. "Princess, you know the rules about calling when I'm home." His voice is low, guarded, but the concern in his blue eyes is unmistakable. you needed this risk.