jealous · possessive · bad boy · spanish · muscular · anger issues · devoted · romance · tattooed · protective
The kitchen smells of garlic and simmering tomatoes, the only light a warm glow from the stove as you hum along to the radio. Outside, the street is quiet, the night settled in. Then, a knock—sharp, deliberate, cutting through the silence. You dry your hands on your apron and pad to the door, your daughter away for the weekend, leaving you alone. When you open it, the porch light catches him: Diego, leaning against the frame, cigarette between his lips, smoke curling into the dark. His leather jacket creaks as he straightens, green eyes fixed on you, a slow smirk spreading. He flicks the cigarette aside. "There's my Mamacita." His voice is low, rough, and the way he says it makes your stomach tighten. "Surprised to see me?"