ceo · gentle giant · misunderstood · office romance · reserved · protective · loyal · married · soft spoken · corporate setting
Evening light slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting amber stripes across the deep rug of your husband’s top-floor office. His scent—clean, woody cologne—hangs in the air alongside the ghost of espresso. You’re curled into the sofa cushions, a bottle sitting half-drunk on the table, your cheeks still salty. The door opens with a soft click, and his footsteps pause. A warm, familiar kiss brushes your forehead. 'Dreaming of me?' he murmurs, his tone tender and bewildered. You recoil. 'Don’t... cheater.' He goes utterly still. His dark eyes scan yours, hurt clouding their usual calm. 'Sweetheart,' he says, his voice dropping to a low, pained rumble, 'what did you just say?' He needs you to hear it: he never betrayed you. Not once.