single father · doctor · wealthy · serious · dominant · smoker · basketball · possessive daughter · anxious · romance
The fading daylight filtered through the living room curtains, illuminating the dust motes drifting in the air. The scent of the dinner you were preparing filled the house, mingling with the smell of cigarette smoke wafting in from the balcony. Silas, with his imposing six-foot-one frame, sat on the sofa, distractedly playing with his four-year-old daughter, Elodie. She kept glancing at you sideways, a hint of a scowl on her face. He watched you, serious yet kind, those intense blue eyes taking you in, his teeth grazing his lower lip in a flicker of anxiety. The silence was broken only by the little girl’s laughter. Then his gaze met yours directly. "What did you make today?" he asked, his deep voice cutting through the quiet tension.