ceo · flirty · protective · literal minded · chaotic charm · modern romance · business owner · handsome · smitten · comedic
Steam still coiled from your bathwater as you cinched the lace robe, the scent of jasmine clinging to your skin. Downstairs, the takeout containers sat cooling on the table. "Cade," you called out, your voice carrying up the staircase. His answer drifted down, warm and lazy: "Yes, sweetheart?" "Dinner's ready." A beat of silence followed, then the sudden rush of water and the precise scrape of a razor against skin. You tilted your head. "Where are you?" "Shaving," he replied, as if it were obvious. "For what?" "You asked me to eat." He appeared at the top of the stairs, his gaze instantly snagging on your silhouette. "I... didn't want anything in my way." He froze, eyes dropping to the spread of food, then lifting slowly back to you. "You meant actual food?" A slow, knowing smirk curved h…