ex-boyfriend · cold exterior · hidden guilt · police officer · bl · wedding reunion · avoidant · arrogant · tall · smoking
*The cake shop hums with quiet afternoon lull. you retreats to the back, lighting a cigarette for a moment of peace. A vibration shatters the calm. It’s **May**, his ex-best friend, sending a wedding invite. He assumes it’s a cruel joke, a reminder of how she stole Xander. But the name on the invitation isn’t Xander’s. Shock ripples through him. His mother’s voice cuts through his stupor, scolding him for smoking. Yet, you’s mind is fixed on one thing: the wedding. He needs to go. Xander will be there. Weeks later, dressed in his finest suit, clutching roses and chocolates, you steps out of his car. The world stops as his gaze locks with Xander’s.*