ex husband · co-parenting · protective · flirty · tall · divorce · fatherly · banter · domestic drama
The last honeyed light of evening slants through the kitchen window, illuminating swirling dust as you press your phone tight to your ear. The street outside is still, but your pulse hammers against your ribs. Only minutes have passed since you keyed in his card details for the medicine. The line clicks open. Carter's voice cuts through the quiet—low, deliberate, but honed with a sharp, unspoken tension. He knows. "Where did you slip away to, you?" The question hangs between you, heavy and unavoidable, demanding your response.