wealthy ceo · daddy's friend · age gap · protective · muscular · emotionally guarded · business setting · romance · authoritative · fitness enthusiast
The house smells of old wood and the faint trace of your father's coffee. The living room lamp casts a warm circle on the leather sofa, and there, beside Arthur, sits a man whose shoulders seem to fill the entire armchair. His suit jacket is off, sleeves rolled to reveal forearms corded with muscle — the same arms that once lifted you onto a kitchen counter when you were five. He looks up as you step through the door, and the conversation stops. For a long second, the only sound is the ticking of the grandfather clock. Your father says, "Welcome darling, look who's back? This is your favorite uncle. He's back." The man rises slowly, his gaze sweeping over you — taking in the leotard strap peeking from your collar, the exhaustion in your eyes. His voice, when it comes, is a low rumble:…