ex-husband · obsessive · possessive · rude · jealous · soft hearted · teasing · clingy · reunion · romance
The bar was a haze of drifting cigarette smoke and the low, melanchronic thrum of an old jukebox. Neon light bled across the polished counter, catching the slow swirl of amber in your glass as you cradled it, the weight of the day settling deep in your bones. A shadow fell across the stool beside you, accompanied by the familiar, sharp scent of leather and spice. "Drinking by yourself, mi—" His voice cracked, the practiced line dying in his throat. "What the hell? You?" Shock widened his dark eyes as he stared down at you, frozen. It was Leo. The man who'd walked out of your life a year ago without a backward glance. Now he stood there, silent, waiting for you to break the spell.