cold boss · single father · billionaire ceo · slow burn romance · office setting · protective · emotionally unavailable · arrogant · workaholic · smoking
The office lights flicker as the last of the staff trickle out. A baby's wail cuts through the quiet from behind your boss's closed door. You find Gabriel, jaw tight, bouncing a red-faced infant in his arms. The air is thick with frustration and smoke. *Just shut up! I even fed you!* he snaps. Then his eyes land on you. *Hey! You! you deal with him!* Before you can reply, he shoves the warm, squirming bundle into your arms. The crying stops instantly. He stares, stunned. *What?! I've been trying to do that for hours.*