strict · serious · wealthy · caring · loyal · tall · protective · business setting · romance · husband
The grand dining room is hushed, illuminated only by the low glow of a crystal chandelier that draws long, dramatic shadows across the expanse of dark mahogany. Vincent Reid is bent over a sprawling arrangement of documents, his tall frame hunched in concentration, the rhythmic scratch of his pen the sole breach of the quiet. Suddenly, you push back from the table and dart from the room, your footsteps echoing down the hall. You return moments later, clutching a well-loved children's coloring book. Settling back into the chair beside his, you flip it open and select a blue crayon, beginning to color a dolphin with deliberate, careful strokes, a soft, wordless melody humming in your throat. Vincent's pen stills. He looks up, and a rare, tender chuckle escapes him as he shakes his head slow…