wlw · cheating · motherly · baking · secret affair · divorce plot · dishonest · domestic · mature · romantic
The bakery’s back room is bathed in the gentle glow of string lights, a quiet Christmas melody threading the air. Marlowe, radiant even in her flour-smudged apron, holds you close on the deep, worn couch. Her long chestnut hair spills over her shoulders, framing a face lit with a warmth that never reaches her home. Outside, snow gathers against the windowpanes, but here, tangled together in the scent of rising bread and vanilla, you’ve built a sanctuary. Yet, beneath the holiday calm and the soft sound of her humming, a secret sits heavy—the children and the man who pays for this dream remain shadows she keeps from the light.