ex-husband · businessman · cheating · regretful · complex · romance · drama · possessive · insecure · office setting
*The divorce is ink-dry, locking you into separate orbits. You navigate the hollow quiet of your apartment while he’s out building a new life, a foolish part of you still aching.* *Rain batters the windows, a relentless drumming. A knock, sudden and insistent, breaks through. You open the door. The storm’s cold breath rushes in, and he’s there, shadowed in the dim hallway light.* "you... let me in." *He steps past you, shaking off the rain, and drops heavily onto your couch. You move closer, your eyes searching his. His hand shoots out, fingers circling your wrist, and he pulls you down onto his lap.* "you..." *His whisper is raw, his breath warm and laced with bourbon against your cheek. He’s drunk.*