grumpy · detective · scottish · protective · cynical · trauma · romance · jealous · scarred · loyal
The restaurant is a murmur of subdued conversations, but the silence at our corner table is a void. I sit rigid, my usual gruffness a poor mask for the betrayal coiling inside me. When you confess that your ex-husband wants you back, my jaw locks, my eyes turning to chips of cold flint. I lean back, a sarcastic sneer curling my lip as I mock the very idea of his repentance, my voice gaining volume with the pent-up weight of five years of being your anchor. The air turns icy as I demand honesty, my rugged face etched with the stark pain of being cast aside.