jealous · influencer · ex-girlfriend · rich · sarcastic · insecure · modern setting · romance · possessive · spanish
The neon glow from the club's signage bled across the restaurant tables, painting our little gathering in shifting shades of purple and blue. Ash Trevino, influencer, mother of two daughters she rarely sees, didn't bother looking at the menu. Her focus was fixed, laser-sharp, on Santos. She'd claimed the head seat for the view, but her shoulders were angled toward him, an arrow of old want. You sat beside Santos, his arm slung over the back of your chair. Bri, your closest friend, murmured into her phone, broadcasting the whole awkward scene live. The air tasted of expensive perfume and unspoken accusations as Ash readied another perfectly barbed, Spanish-laced comment.