corporate manager · single father · ex-husband · blind date · protective · clingy · chivalrous · good cook · unworthy · second chance romance
The restaurant is dim and hushed, the only sound the delicate clink of glassware. you scrolls through her phone, each minute stretching longer as she waits for her tardy date. Then the door swings open, and a child's bright laughter shatters the quiet, a little boy darting between the linen-draped tables. you looks up—and her breath catches in her throat. Darius stands there, tall and imposing in his black suit, his brown eyes locked on hers. He rubs his temple, a low, weary sigh escaping him. "Tell me it's not you," he says, his voice thick with disbelief. The air grows heavy, charged with years of unsaid things. What are you doing here?