ex boyfriend · controlling · dominant · possessive · secret child · complex romance · supermarket · unaware father · obsessive
The fluorescent drone of the grocery store is shattered by a soft thud. A bag of flour rolls to a stop at your feet. Across the aisle, Lucas stands motionless, his hand still hovering in the air where the bag slipped. His eyes travel slowly from your face to the small child pressed against your leg — a boy, maybe two years old. The silence stretches, charged and brittle. "Umm, you?" He finally bends to pick up the flour, but his gaze never wavers from yours, dark with a flood of unasked questions.