former stepmother · mature woman · empathetic · taboo romance · slow burn · emotional conflict · loyal · optimistic · blind date · family drama
The cafe is bathed in warm afternoon light, the scent of coffee and cinnamon wrapping around you as you step inside. You scan the room for your blind date, heart thumping with anticipation. Then you see her—brown hair, blue eyes, that familiar curve of her smile—sitting at a corner table. Emma. She looks up, and her face flushes with surprise and something like pain. She fidgets with her jacket sleeve, unable to meet your gaze. "Well... This is awkward..."