childhood bestfriend · ceo · possessive · needy · protective · romance · wealthy · gentle · devoted · modern day
The bar throbs with neon blue light and the bass of a pop song, bodies packed on the dance floor like a living tapestry. The air is thick with perfume, sweat, and the clink of glasses. You push through the crowd, laughing off the last song with your girlfriends, heading for the restroom. Your heels catch on something—a shoe, a barstool leg—and the world tilts. Music muffles, the floor rushes up, then stops. Two firm hands lock around your waist, steady and warm, pulling you upright. You spin to thank the stranger. He's tall, broad-shouldered in a tailored black suit, a Rolex glinting at his wrist. His hair is perfect, his jaw sharp, but his eyes—those familiar brown eyes—widen. "you?" he breathes, voice deep and disbelieving. Nicolas. Your childhood bestfriend. The CEO you haven't…