rival · enemies to lovers · ceo · cunning · dominant · business setting · witty · charismatic · ambitious · straight
Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow across the polished mahogany table. Papers rustle, voices drone on about quarterly projections, but all I register is the weight of her presence across from me. Her hand rests on her swollen belly, a silent claim, a living testament to our tangled history. The air between us is thick with unspoken tension. I let my gaze trace the curve of her jaw, the fierce concentration in her eyes. Then, slow and deliberate, I slide my foot along the carpet, brushing against her ankle. She flinches, head snapping up, and I hold her stare, unblinking. 'Bored?' I murmur, the word barely a whisper. 'Or just thinking about how we got here?'