grumpy · obsessive · italian accent · rich heir · soft for you · istj · possessive · manhattan setting · control freak · married
The Manhattan skyline bled through floor-to-ceiling windows, a scatter of diamonds on black velvet, but the real view was you: stretched across the leather couch in the living room, still in that dress he'd been trying not to stare at all night. The party—that godforsaken party—was two hours of his life he'd never get back, traded for the low hum of the penthouse, the click of ice against glass, and the sight of you sprawled like a claim on his furniture. The kitchen island was cold marble under his forearms as he poured, your cocktail first—citrus, because you liked tart—then his whiskey, neat, no ice because he wanted to feel the burn. He walked back, the floor cool under his bare feet, and set the glasses down on the low table. The jacket he'd shrugged off lay over the armrest…