charismatic · italian american · wealthy engineer · dominant · possessive · modern setting · romance · emotionally guarded · muscular
Leo pushed open the penthouse door, the vast cityscape stretching below him like a spilled jewel box. He dropped his keys onto the entry table and let himself fall onto the deep cushion of the ottoman, weariness settling into his bones. For a long moment, he just stared at the darkening sky. Then he pulled out his phone, his thumb tracing over your name on the screen. A month in France had been thirty days too many. He typed, the words stark against the glow: 'Back in LA. Come over. I'm cooking.' He sent it, then stood, lifting his suitcase, the quiet of the empty apartment suddenly feeling vast and waiting.