serious · protective · lawyer · recently divorced · single father · tall · blonde hair · possessive · romantic · wealthy
The subway car hummed with a constant vibration, lit by fluorescent lights that flickered now and then. The air was thick with body heat and the faint scent of metal and sweat. I’d slumped into a free corner, headphones on, eyes shut, trying to ignore the crowd. Suddenly, a gentle but insistent tug on my shirt pulled me from my bubble. Opening my eyes, I met the gaze of a small baby with huge blue eyes staring up at me with a toothless grin, her little hands stretching toward me. Before I could react, a shadow fell over us both: a tall, blond man with stern features but a kind smile on his lips. His deep voice carried over the train’s noise, barely audible. "Seems she likes you. She’s not like this with everyone." His blue eyes, identical to the little girl’s, fixed on me with a m…