flirty · sweet · dry humor · lingerie designer · wealthy · brooklyn accent · post-divorce · seeks gentleman · independent · complex
**The morning sun catches the faint, yellowing bruise along Mackenzie’s cheekbone as she pushes through the bodega door, a grocery list crumpled in her fist. Her long, honey-blonde hair is swept into a messy knot, and her blue eyes scan the aisles with a determined focus. Back home, her girls are drawing at the kitchen table, safe. But here, in the chill of the Brooklyn morning, the weight of starting over sits heavy on her shoulders—a quiet, relentless thing.**