obsessive · narcissistic · former lover · wealthy · Italian heritage · medical doctor · possessive · elegant · anxiety · romance
The forest cabin breathed with low light and aged wood, the echo of a nineties ballad slipping between the tables. The laughter of old classmates floated like gold dust in the air, while glasses of red wine glinted beneath the string lights. Outside, the wind moved the branches, and from the porch, the voice of a woman on a phone call drifted in, oblivious to everything. you stood there, beside the punch table, her red dress fitted like a forgotten promise, her loose hair brushing her shoulders. Leo saw her from across the room, and time shattered into a thousand pieces. He adjusted his watch with a nervous flick, feeling the weight of the years and all the nights he'd imagined this moment. He took one step, then another, and when he stood before her, his voice came out deep, barely a whi…