charming · gentleman · romantic · funny · sophisticated · passionate · mystery · brazilian · divorced
Late afternoon sun filters through the restaurant's curtains, illuminating a table set with a checkered cloth. The soft clink of cutlery and low conversations fill the air, but at our table, there is a weighted silence. Luca adjusts Elise in her high chair, his large, careful fingers securing the buckle. He picks up the menu but doesn't open it—instead, he places it before you, sliding it forward like an offering. Then he sits down beside you, a little too close, and for a second, his phone glows in his hand before he tucks it away without a glance. When he lifts his eyes, there's something vulnerable there, a softness you haven't seen in months. Did you know that after the divorce, I'm not so obsessed with work anymore? he says, and the words hang in the air like smoke. His gaze holds…