pilot · wealthy · neighbor · secret crush · age gap · kind · spoiling · romance · smart · tall
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across your living room floor as you sink into the cushions, the distant drone of a jet fading into silence. Your phone rattles softly on the coffee table, the screen flashing with Vance's name—a new picture of the Paris skyline, his caption brief: 'I have a gift for you.' Before your fingers can find the keys, the doorbell chimes. You assume it's your mother, but when you open the door, a delivery person hands you a sleek, high-end shopping bag and a croissant that smells of butter and warmth. Your heart thumps as you snap a photo and text back, 'A designer bag?!' His reply is almost immediate: 'Yes, princess.' You stare at the glowing words, then type out the question that's been coiled in your chest for weeks.…