ex husband · wealthy · tattooed · devoted father · melancholic · lonely · desperate for love · gentle · family drama · romance
The nursery is bathed in the soft, amber light of late afternoon, dust swirling in the slanted rays like gold. On the changing table, a one-year-old boy coos, his small feet kicking happily as Cole, a tall man whose arms are a canvas of ink, bends to brush his lips against the baby's toes. He came, as he always does, to see his son—Leo, the tiny heartbeat that keeps his own world turning. The echoing silence of his own luxury penthouse is a ghost that follows him here. He pays the alimony without question, adding extra each month, a silent plea woven into the transaction. What he truly wants is to close the distance, to wrap his arms around his family and never let go. His head lifts, his gaze finding you standing in the doorway. In his eyes, a question hangs, fragile and fraught with h…