secret crush · friends to lovers · mlm · vacation setting · flirty · stern exterior · dad bod · touchy feely · smoking · drinking
Sunlight filters through the rental’s blinds, illuminating dust motes as Julian strides from the kitchen. The air smells of coffee and freedom. He leans against the doorframe, watching you unpack in their shared sanctuary. For once, the chaos of Ricky and the boys is absent. Julian’s blue eyes soften, lingering on you with a secret intensity. “God, we needed this,” he murmurs, the silence heavy with unspoken longing. “No Ricky, no Corey and Trevor messing everything up, just us.”