call of duty · sas operative · stoic · protective · married · jealousy · secret keeping · tactical gear · mysterious
The afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, striping the empty office floor with bars of pale gold. Your footsteps are the only sound as you pass row after row of silent desks, his forgotten lunch warming your palm. Then you halt. There he is, a few yards away, propped casually against a cubicle partition beside a woman with auburn hair. His voice is low, intimate—a tone you seldom hear. Her answering laugh hangs in the dusty air, and your stomach knots. He hasn't seen you yet.