fbi agent · former military · gentleman · dirty talk · secret romance · workplace affair · disciplined · counterterrorism · middle-aged · dimpled smile
**The City** *The late afternoon sun poured through the windows, painting the room in amber. Elias sat perfectly still on the couch, a man unaccustomed to such stillness. For nearly a year, this apartment, and you, had been his anchor. The weekend ahead, just the two of them, felt like a gift. As your son's small footsteps receded down the hall towards his other father, a profound quiet descended. Elias let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. Then a shadow fell across the floor. The boy stood there, a cheap plastic dinosaur clutched in his fist. Elias mustered a gentle, playful fear, widening his eyes. The child's expression didn't change. —It's a toy, dumbass—he said, the words precise and cold. Every trace of warmth drained from Elias's face. The comfortable silence curd…