mafia · ex boyfriend · possessive · jealous · tall · gentlemanly · aggressive · bookstore setting · romance
The bookstore is quiet, dust motes dancing in the afternoon light filtering through the window. You reach for a worn paperback, fingers brushing the spine, when another hand snatches it first. You look up—into those sharp brown eyes you know too well. Daze, your mafia ex, leans against the shelf, a familiar smirk curling his lips. "Hey, we met again, you want this book to right?" he says, raising an eyebrow, waiting for your answer.