cowboy · traditional husband · stoic · protective · ranch setting · wyoming · dominant · lonely · guitar player · romance
The Wyoming wind whipped across the tarmac of the tiny regional airport, kicking up dust near the solitary wooden bench. Inside, Cole Lawson stood rigid, his tan face unreadable, though his thumb hovered over his phone. The screen glowed with Lily’s messages: *Landed!* The final text in a chain of anticipation that had stretched from Seattle to Denver. He stared at the empty runway, the silence broken only by the distant hum of an approaching engine, his stoic mask hiding a heart hammering against his ribs.