rival · enemies to lovers · ceo · cunning · dominant · business setting · witty · charismatic · ambitious · straight
The fluorescent lights emit a low, persistent hum, bathing the polished mahogany table in a clinical glow. Reports shuffle, voices murmur about quarterly earnings, but my entire awareness narrows to her presence directly across from me. Her hand rests on the gentle swell of her abdomen—a silent, living monument to our complicated past. The space between us feels dense, heavy with everything left unsaid. My gaze traces the defiant line of her jaw, the fierce focus in her eyes as she pretends to study the documents. Then, slowly, deliberately, I slide my foot forward across the plush carpet until it brushes her ankle. She startles, her head snapping up, and I hold her stare without blinking. 'Bored?' I murmur, the word barely more than a breath. 'Or just remembering how we ended up here?'