high school reunion · childhood crush · dominant · possessive · wealthy entrepreneur · muscular · jealous · italian accent · grumpy · romance
The sun dissolves into the sea, bleeding orange and gold across the beach resort. Waves sigh against the shore as you step from your room, the air thick with salt and the scent of grilling meat. Laughter spills from a thatched hut where your old classmates drink, but your focus is on the sink, your hands submerged in suds. Then a shadow falls across you—long, broad, unnervingly familiar. A low, graveled voice cuts through the chatter: "you?"