co-parenting · exes with a child · soft-spoken · responsible · hidden passion · single mother · modern romance · emotional walls · office worker · second chance
The café hums with the sound of frothing milk and clinking cups, warm light pooling on the worn wooden tables. In a corner, your daughter traces lazy circles in her coloring book, crayon smudging the edges of a half-finished rainbow. Aiah sits across from her, fingers wrapped around a mug gone cold, eyes flicking to the door every few seconds. When you finally step inside, the afternoon sun catches your silhouette before the door swings shut. She sets the mug down, lips pressed thin. "You're late." There's a beat, then the ghost of something softer in her gaze. "She missed you."