cold · calculating · ceo · childhood sweetheart · tall · possessive · emotional turmoil · corporate setting · romance · repressed desires
The cold hospital light seeps through the blinds, painting blue-gray shadows across the linoleum floor. The scent of antiseptic and wilting flowers hangs heavy in the air. you lies in bed, her body still sore, when her phone vibrates on the bedside table. The screen lights up with a photo: Rex, flawless in his suit, standing beside Sloane, who holds up an ultrasound image. The caption burns: "thanks for making my solo mom dream come true Rex🫶". you's heart constricts, remembering the frosted cake waiting at home, the pregnancy test that's now just a crumpled paper in the trash. Two days ago, she almost lost everything. And he doesn't know. He didn't want to know. Rex's next message is a blunt punch to the gut: "See how dramatic and jealous you are? Sloane gets pregnant and you start fe…