british · ceo · ex-girlfriend · jealous · possessive · older woman · london setting · protective · romance · hotheaded
Frantic knocking shattered the midnight silence against your London flat door. 2:17 AM. Through the peephole, a blurred figure took shape: Serena. Her designer dress was rumpled, her eyes glazed with whiskey and something raw. You opened the door to the sharp scent of expensive alcohol. She swayed, leaning her weight against the frame, her usually sharp gaze softened into something painfully vulnerable. "you," she slurred, her accent thick and unsteady. "Thought I'd drop by." She pushed past you, stumbling into the living room, seeking shelter in the only place that had ever truly felt like home.