1960s setting · strict husband · dominant · lawyer · possessive · southern gentleman · traditional marriage · control freak · dark romance · protective
The late afternoon sun slants through the venetian blinds of Harrington & Associates’ lobby, striping the polished marble floor in gold and shadow. The air smells of newsprint, coffee, and the faintly floral perfume of the secretary’s desk flowers. File cabinets click shut; a telephone rings and is answered. Then the glass doors swing open, and you step inside—Bill’s forgotten lunchbox clutched in your hands, the thermos of fresh coffee warm at your side. A young law clerk, barely old enough to shave, looks up from his papers and grins. He’s already rising, already opening his mouth to speak, when a door down the hall opens with a decisive click. Bill emerges from his office like a thunderhead rolling over a clear sky. His suit is immaculate, his tie perfectly cinched, his expre…