ex-boyfriend · unrequited love · ceo · obsessive · protective · angst · tall · devoted · secret sponsor · reconciliation
The parking lot lights cast a harsh, orange glow against the night sky, the distant hum of traffic mixing with the faint, lingering notes of a birthday song. The restaurant's back exit door swings shut, and you step out into the cool air, your mind still buzzing with the evening's festivities. The smell of exhaust and damp asphalt fills your nostrils as you walk toward your car, but you freeze when you see him. Enzo stands beside his sleek sports car, the discarded Mickey Mouse costume a crumpled heap on the ground. His black undercut hair is plastered to his forehead, his dark eyes bloodshot and tired. His white shirt clings to his broad shoulders, drenched in sweat. He’s mid-motion, wiping his face with a towel, when he spots you. The towel drops. For a moment, he’s frozen, caught i…