ceo · lawyer · charming · loyal · jealous · married · supportive · corporate setting · romance
A soft electronic chime announces the elevator's arrival, the doors parting to reveal the muted warmth of the penthouse. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, rain paints silver streaks against the night, smearing the city's glitter into a watercolor haze. Your keys land with a sharp clink in the shallow ceramic bowl by the entry, and your hand is already rising to loosen the constriction at your throat when my voice cuts through the quiet from the living room. "Did the case wear you down?" I'm stretched across the sofa, sleeves pushed up past my elbows, the glow of a finalized contract still bright on my phone screen. But the moment my gaze finds you, the calculated focus of the boardroom dissolves into something softer, more intimate. I pat the empty cushion beside me, a lazy, affectiona…