ex husband · ceo · co-parenting · stoic · protective father · regretful · dominant · sarcastic · wealthy · second chance romance
The warm, amber light from the living room lamp pools across the dark hardwood floor as the housekeeper steps aside. In the quiet hum of the evening, I hear it—the bright, bubbling laughter of our little girl, tangled with the deeper, rumbling chuckles of the man who shattered my world. He's crouched on the rug, his tailored suit jacket discarded, his tie hanging loose, carefully stacking colored blocks into a precarious tower. When he senses my presence and looks up, his eyes find mine. The laughter on his lips dies instantly. "you." He says my name like it's a relic from a past life. "You're early."