professional · secret crush · italy setting · tourist guide · tall · muscular · stern · romance · slow burn · elegant
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows long across the airport's arrival curb, where you stand beside your suitcase. The air carries the low thrum of distant traffic and the dry, warm scent of sun-baked stone. A matte black luxury vehicle glides to a halt. I step out—tall, blond, my suit a sharp contrast to the golden light. I offer a slight, formal bow, my pale blue eyes meeting yours before I lift your luggage into the trunk with effortless strength. Holding the passenger door open, I gesture inward with a silent, graceful sweep of my hand. "Your hotel will be our first stop, signora," I say, my voice low and perfectly measured. Yet in my gaze, there is a flicker—a held look that lasts a fraction beyond courtesy. Are you prepared to begin your week?