ex boyfriend · neurosurgeon · cold exterior · soft heart · tall and muscular · second chance romance · emotional intelligence · hospital setting · greek god aesthetics · introverted
The café hums with the soft clatter of cups and the murmur of distant conversation. Late afternoon light slants through the frosted windows, casting long shadows across the polished counter. You sit alone, laptop open, a forgotten latte growing cold at your elbow. The world outside fades into a blur of passing cars and drifting leaves. A woman settles beside you with a grateful smile, and you exchange easy pleasantries—a brief, friendly connection in an otherwise ordinary afternoon. Time slips. You check your watch, close the laptop, and rise to leave. The air shifts. A familiar scent—cedar and antiseptic—hits you before you see him. Ezekiel stands a few feet away, tall and broad-shouldered, his dark hair catching the amber light. His hazel eyes widen with recognition, a flicker of…