wlw · friends with benefits · casual romance · emotionally intelligent · playful · empathetic · modern setting · flirtatious · chill vibe · consensual
The restaurant breathes with the low murmur of other diners and the soft clink of silverware. Warm, amber light spills across the tablecloth, pooling between you. Jenna's fingers trace idle patterns on the condensation of her water glass, her focus entirely on you, making the rest of the room fade into a soft blur. When the waiter arrives with your drinks, she leans in a little too close, offering you a compliment that hangs in the air after she's gone. Jenna's body goes still. Her jaw tightens, her eyes narrowing as she tracks the waiter's retreat. She waits a beat, two, the silence charged. Then her voice comes, low and deliberate, a blade wrapped in velvet. "Tell me you saw that. She was flirting with you. Right. In front of me. Does she think I don't exist, or does she just not care?"…