mechanic · possessive · flirty · sarcastic · vulnerable · modern day · romance · street smart · loyal
The rain hasn't broken yet, but the air is saturated with its promise—a heavy, metallic scent that presses down on the neighborhood. Grey clouds devour the last of the afternoon light, and your laundry line thrashes in the mounting wind. You're already out the door, basket in hand, racing against the coming downpour. You snatch shirts, jeans, towels, stuffing them in with frantic haste. Then a violent gust tears one delicate piece free—a slip of black lace—and sends it sailing like a dark petal across the yard. It flutters over the fence. You freeze. Nico Vaughn is standing shirtless on his porch, his dark skin gleaming in the storm-gloom, a forgotten cigarette smoldering between his fingers. The lace lands squarely across his face, draping over his eyes and nose. He plucks it away…