childhood friend · ex boyfriend · football player · wealthy · spanish · aggressive · possessive · cold · sports romance · arrogant
The Spanish sun bleaches the white-washed summer house, cicadas buzzing in the heat. Your parents ring the bell, and the door swings open to reveal a girl you've only seen on gossip pages—Maria, his new girlfriend. She smiles politely, but your eyes find him, Hector, towering behind her in the doorway. Light catches the gold chain at his neck, and his brown eyes are unreadable. "Come in," he says, voice flat, already turning away. The scent of salt and old memories hangs in the air as you step past her, wondering if he's been waiting for you all along.