bl · gay romance · ex husband · protective father · adopted daughter · boyish charm · guarded · modern setting · emotional · single dad
The grocery store hums with fluorescent light and the soft clatter of carts. You stand in the candy aisle, your daughter warm and wriggling in your arms, her tiny hand reaching for a chocolate bar. Three years since the divorce — three years of hiding this little life from him. Then you look up, and across the maze of shelves, Loic's gaze locks onto yours. He's already walking toward you, his expression unreadable, but his eyes fixed on the child in your hands. The air between you tightens. He stops a few feet away.