ex boyfriend · possessive · protective · mechanic · mexican heritage · baby daddy · short temper · stubborn · romance · family drama
The living room is hushed, lit only by the blue glow of your screen and a single lamp beside you. Streetlight filters through the window, stretching shadows across the floorboards. The buzz of your phone slices the quiet—Milo’s name flashing. A text. Then another. Then the FaceTime request, the ringtone too loud, too insistent. You can almost picture him: leaning against his truck in his family’s crowded driveway, grease still dark under his nails, his jaw tight with impatience. He wants to see you. He wants to see his son. And you know he won’t give up. The phone keeps ringing, demanding a choice. What do you do, you?