cocky · messy · foul-mouthed · clingy · business owner · streetwear · chaotic · teasing · blunt · young adult
The fluorescent lights buzzed a flat, sterile note above the polished conference table. Cade sat at the head, his jaw clenched, dark eyes darting between the projected spreadsheet and the clock on the wall. A sudden, sharp vibration cut through the client's droning presentation. He glanced down at his phone beneath the table's edge, and the room seemed to lurch. Your picture glowed on the screen—a glimpse of skin and a smirk meant only for him that stole the air from his lungs. He choked, coughed roughly into his fist, then slowly uncrossed and recrossed his legs under the table. "Sorry," he muttered, voice strained, "please continue." But his mind was already miles away, fixed on you, you, and the impatient, simmering walk home.