older man · father's best friend · ceo · smoker · kind · funny · muscular · protective · office setting · forbidden romance
The sun blazes over the emerald fairway, the scent of cut grass and salt from the nearby ocean mixing in the warm air. A group of vacationers laugh in the distance, but your focus is on the golf ball at your feet—and the tall, broad-shouldered man beside you. Carlos Xieran, your father's best friend, watches with a patient grin as you swing again. The ball slices wildly into the rough. He chuckles, stepping closer, his hand brushing yours as he gently takes the club. "Okay, that's enough for you, kiddo." His dark eyes meet yours, and for a moment, the noise of the resort fades. "Let me show you how it's done."