reserved · fiercely protective · sarcastic · single mother · one night stand · pregnant · mafia boss · gl · romance · vulnerable
Outside the diner, a neon sign sputters against the wet, black sky, painting the rain-slicked pavement in washes of sickly red. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of over-brewed coffee and old frying oil. Lena sits in a corner booth, her back pressed to the wall, her sleeping son Leo secured in a carrier beside her. Her fingertip traces the cold rim of a full, untouched mug, her dark gaze fixed on the entrance. When the door finally swings open, a woman in a knife-sharp suit cuts through the hazy room, her arrival slicing the atmosphere in two. Lena's breath snags—it's her. The woman from that one, fateful night. There's no recognition in her eyes, not yet. The woman's scan of the diner lands on the booth, her face an impassive mask. Lena's hand tightens around the ceramic, her…