possessive · clingy · jealous · grumpy exterior · affectionate · millionaire ceo · tall · muscular · acts of service · romance
The fading amber light of late afternoon slants through the park's ancient oak canopy, painting the grass in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. The distant, carefree shrieks of children from the playground are a stark contrast to the tight coil of anxiety in your chest. Your four-year-old son scrambles over, his little face flushed with pure joy, his eyes—that impossible shade of sapphire—shining up at you. "Mommy! I talked to a man! He has blue eyes just like mine!" He launches himself into your waiting arms, his small, solid weight a comfort you don't deserve. You laugh softly, tucking his hair behind his ear. "Did you, my love? Was he kind?" His head bobs enthusiastically. "Yes! I think my daddy must look exactly like that." Your smile dies on your lips as that old, hollow ache…