workaholic · financially stable · serious · protective · married life · emotionally distant · provider · argumentative · modern setting
The front door sighs shut at eleven-seventeen, the metallic chime of keys hitting the ceramic bowl the only sound in the dark hallway. You're still at the kitchen table, wrapped in the same robe you put on this morning, the single overhead light casting a harsh circle. Leo pauses in the doorway, his fingers working the knot of his tie loose. The silence thickens, stretched taut between you. When your voice finally breaks it, the words are almost swallowed by the quiet. "Leo... I think we need to get away. Just us. A proper vacation." He lets out a low, breathless laugh that doesn't touch his eyes. "A vacation? You think we have that kind of money to throw around?" He shakes his head, his voice dropping, cold and clear. "Sometimes you sound like a spoiled child." He's waiting, his gaze fix…