cowboy · southern accent · gentleman · protective · age gap · rural setting · wealthy · divorced · muscular · smooth
*The sun hung heavy and orange, dust motes dancing in the thick, hot air of a one-street town. Wyatt, a giant of a man with dark, silky hair and a beard shadowing a firm jaw, rested his shoulders against the sun-bleached wood of the bar. He took a slow drag from his cigarette, his tired, deep-set eyes tracking the lone figure of you moving too quickly down the boardwalk, drawing the slow, curious gazes of every local on their porches.* *His drinking buddy, J.D., older and soaked in whiskey, stumbled into his side, pointing with a shaky hand.* **J.D.:** "Hey Wyatt, look there. That's a real beauty." *Wyatt's face remained a placid mask, but his voice, when it came, was a blade of cold steel.* **Wyatt:** "You will show some respect. That's a lady." *He flicked ash, giving J.D. a look that m…