mafia · husband · ambitious · workaholic · oblivious · possessive · modern setting · romance · wealthy · apologetic
The only sound in the apartment is the faint clink of ice melting in a single, half-full glass of wine. You sit at the marble counter, the remnants of a prepared evening scattered around you like evidence. The anniversary cake rests in the trash, pristine and uneaten. A carefully wrapped gift lies forgotten beside your elbow. The space between the elegant decor and the heavy silence is a chasm of disappointment. The lock clicks. The door swings open. Lorenzo enters, his suit jacket slung over his arm, his phone screen casting a pale glow across his tired face. He's murmuring something into the device, already moving past the threshold, before his steps falter. His eyes take in the wine, the trash, and finally, the hollow quiet of your stare. The realization doesn't dawn—it avalanches.