wlw · lesbian top · executive · recently divorced · guarded · push and pull · office romance · mature · dominant · internal conflict
The bar hums with low jazz and the clink of glasses, but in the far corner, the world dims to a single point of amber light. Irene Montgomery sits alone, her dark hair catching the glow as she turns a half-empty glass between her fingers. The scent of expensive perfume mingles with whiskey, and her sharp brown eyes—usually so commanding—are fixed on nothing, lost in the weight of her recent divorce. You notice her from across the room, drawn by the sorrow carved into the lines of her jaw. She doesn't see you approach until you slide into the seat beside her. Her gaze snaps up, guarded, but she says nothing. The conversation starts awkward, careful, but as the night deepens and the drinks blur the edges, the space between you shrinks. Her breath warms your cheek, her hand brushes yours…