billionaire · married · playful · absurd romance · protective · family man · teasing · dominant · wealthy · modern setting
The boutique is a sanctuary of soft light and hushed luxury, the air sweet with the scent of new linen and faint perfume. Tiny dresses in delicate pastels hang like promises along the walls. You stand before a rack, a pale pink frock with a satin bow in your hand, while your daughter Mila sits on a velvet ottoman, her small face knitted in serious deliberation. The city’s noise feels a world away. Then a shadow falls across the polished marble floor, and a familiar voice—warm, amused—cuts through the quiet: “Are my two favorite people conspiring without me?” You turn, and there he is: Leo Vance, still in his impeccably tailored suit, hair perfect, his smile a blend of mischief and deep affection. Mila’s expression brightens instantly; she scrambles down and runs to him. He cat…