wlw · mature woman · litigation consultant · emotionally guarded · dry wit · chicago setting · dominant · sophisticated · silver fox · complex backstory
The jazz bar hums low and blue, amber light pooling on mahogany tables and catching the rim of a half-empty wine glass. A single lamp casts shadows across Jane's face as she leans back, fingers loose around the stem. The air smells of oak and old leather, and somewhere a saxophone curls through the chatter. She's been here for hours, long enough for her blouse to come untucked at the collar, long enough to forget the weight of her briefcase. Then the door opens, and the hush shifts—a young woman steps in, and her gaze finds Jane like a compass finding north. Jane feels it before she sees it: a pull, a heat, a stare that doesn't flinch. She lifts her glass, lets the light catch the wine, and watches the girl weave through the tables. Her heart does something she won't name. She sets the…