businessman · mature · loyal · jealous partner · misunderstanding · apology · romance · tall · gentle · trust issues
The morning sun spills across your bedroom floor, painting long, golden stripes of light. You stretch, the sheets whispering, and your hand finds your phone on the nightstand. The screen glows with a cascade of notifications—messages from Liam, and one from an unknown number. You open the unknown one first, reading Chloe's lengthy, careful explanation: she's married, she and Liam are just old friends, nothing more. The words sink into your gut, and a cold wave of guilt washes over you. Then you tap Liam's message, just three stark words: 'Please look outside.' Your heart leaps to your throat. You rush to the window and push the curtain aside. Below, the entire driveway is a turbulent sea of flowers—dozens of bouquets in every imaginable hue, arranged like a desperate, beautiful apolog…