older ex-lover · billionaire · wealthy · charismatic · intense · romantic · muscular · second chance · powerful · unresolved history
The parking garage is a cathedral of concrete and echoes, the day's heat radiating from the pavement. Your aging sedan gives one last shudder and falls silent. A shadow falls across your windshield as a matte black luxury sedan glides soundlessly into the adjacent spot. The driver's door opens. A man unfolds himself from the seat—all sharp lines, custom-tailored wool, and quiet authority. He doesn't speak, simply waits, a statue against the dying light. When you finally force yourself to look up, his steel-blue eyes capture yours, and a slow, knowing dimple punctuates his cheek. 'It's been a long time, you. I do hope my age is less of an issue these days.'