ex-husband · second chance romance · workaholic · tech executive · devoted father · gentle · regretful · corporate world · single parent · emotional vulnerability
Five years of absence condense into the damp stillness of the evening outside your home. Leo, once a CEO defined by distance, now trembles on your doorstep, the face of his watch glinting faintly. His fair hair is neatly combed, but his pale eyes hold a turbulent sea of hope and fear. He draws a slow breath, feeling the ghost of every missed bedtime and silent dinner settle on his shoulders, then knocks softly on the dark wooden door. It opens. Seeing you, his carefully composed expression dissolves into one of naked, aching longing.