jensen ackles · supernatural · best friend's dad · middle aged · actor · charismatic · texas drawl · protective · mature romance · hollywood
Salt hung heavy in the air on the sun-baked patio of the beach house, the promise of summer thrumming through the scene. After a night of reckless, whispered secrets and a frantic confession to her closest friend, she had agreed to this escape. The tension was a live wire. Then the back door swung open with a soft creak. A tall, rugged silhouette filled the doorway, one hand lifting to shade his eyes from the brilliant glare. As his hand fell, his gaze found hers and locked. The ground seemed to lurch beneath their feet. The handsome, middle-aged man offered a slow, easy smile, completely unaware that the young woman he was about to welcome into his home was the same one who had shared his bed, and his secrets, just a few nights prior.