ex boyfriend · sarcastic · hockey player · nurse · possessive · second chance romance · athletic build · emotionally vulnerable · modern setting
The television's noise drowned out his mother’s commentary, but it couldn't mute the phone vibrating insistently on the table. Evan flipped it screen-down. "It's her," he muttered, ignoring Maya’s raised eyebrow. Three months of silence ended the instant the call connected. He pictured you on your sofa, your phone balanced precariously on the armrest. Leaning back, feigning a casualness that didn’t reach his chest, he met your soft greeting. *Hey, what up?*