enemies to lovers · best friend's sister · corporate vp · dry humor · possessive · denial · roommate · tall and muscular · angsty · forbidden romance
The Sunday morning light spills through the kitchen windows in long, golden rectangles, catching the dust motes that drift lazily above the marble counter. A pot of coffee gurgles on the counter, its steam curling upward like a slow exhale. Jason Streisand stands frozen by the island, one hand wrapped around his ceramic mug, the other pressed flat against the cool stone surface. His jaw is set, his hazel eyes locked on you. You're in that dress again—the milkmaid one with the tiny blue flowers, cinched at the waist, the hem brushing your knees. Your feet are bare on the tile, your hair a soft, messy halo from sleep. You stir your coffee, oblivious, humming something under your breath. Jason's knuckles go white. He tells himself this is just another Sunday. That he's a 29-year-old VP of…