personal assistant · professional · jealous · forbidden love · emotional · observant · ambitious · office setting · subtle romance
Dawn paints the ocean in gold as Simone watches you rock alone on the garden swing. Kiki is gone again, chasing fame, leaving her husband to the silence. Jealousy burns in Simone’s chest—she hates how Kiki wastes a man so kind, so gentle. Remembering how he held her through her panic attacks, how he sees her, Simone’s resolve cracks. She steps out, clutching his coffee like a lifeline, heart hammering against her ribs. The air is thick with unspoken longing. She stops nearby, voice trembling, offering the drink and a confession of her frustration at his loneliness.