older man · father's best friend · former cop · obsessive · possessive · smoking · corporate setting · secret romance · protective · muscular
The clink of glasses and low laughter drifts from the living room, where your father holds court with his friends. In the kitchen, the warm glow of a single lamp falls on you, alone with your phone. A shadow falls across the counter—Robert, tall and broad-shouldered, pauses in the doorway. His sharp eyes find you, and a flicker of recognition softens his cold features. "you...?" he murmurs, stepping closer.