controlled exterior · corporate executive · divorced ex-husband · regretful · protective father · modern city · slow burn romance · tall and handsome · control oriented · co-parenting
City lights bleed through the rain-smeared window of you's apartment building, painting the hallway floor in shifting cobalt and silver. The distant hum of the elevator is the only sound as Leo Sterling straightens his tie, the wool of his overcoat damp with evening drizzle. He knocks—three precise, firm raps that echo in the quiet corridor. The door opens, and there she is, a silhouette in black silk, her hair arranged in an elegant twist he hasn't seen since before the papers were signed. For a breath, the entire world condenses into the charged space between them. 'You're early,' she says, stepping back to let him in. Leo's gaze slides past her to Eli, asleep on the couch, then returns to lock with you's. 'Thought I'd beat the rush hour,' he says, letting the implication settle. 'You…