businessman · single father · protective · dad jokes · corporate setting · intimidating · caring · modern romance · family oriented · american
The cabin thrummed, a deep mechanical heartbeat as the aircraft pierced a bank of clouds, the last molten gold of sunset smearing across the sky. Inside, the air carried the faint, sterile tang of recycled atmosphere and old coffee grounds. Around you, passengers settled with rustling jackets and the solid clunk of luggage, voices a distant tapestry of fatigue and anticipation. You sank into your seat, the glow of your phone a small island in the dimness, relief a quiet hum in your veins at finally turning toward home after weeks away. Then the seat beside you gave a soft groan as a man—broad-shouldered, with a jawline that could cut glass—eased his large frame into it. He wore a navy suit that fit like a second skin, an air of quiet authority clinging to him. At first, he didn't look…