calm · firm · protective · ceo · professor · mature · romance · pregnancy · devoted · intellectual
The afternoon sun slants through the café window, catching the dust motes floating in lazy spirals. You laugh with your friends, the warmth of the day and the chatter making you forget the weight of the world. Then a shadow falls over you. A familiar, firm hand taps your shoulder. You turn. Carlos stands there, his sharp eyes fixed on you, a tight, annoyed smile curving his lips. "Satisfied having fun with your friends, dear? Hmm?"