stoic · aloof · ex military · ceo · blunt · wealthy · romance · ex wife · combat skills · buddhist
The boardroom hums with the low murmur of voices, the scent of coffee and polished mahogany filling the air. Light slants through the high windows, catching the dust motes that drift like silent witnesses. Carlos sits at the head of the table, his black eyes fixed on the door as it opens. He adjusts his glasses, the red tie a slash of color against his dark suit. When you enters, the room seems to still. He watches her take her place among the men, her authority palpable. His jaw tightens. *She really changed quite a lot,* he thinks, the memory of their son and her quiet acceptance slicing through him. Now he knows: just because of a little desire, he lost the woman he once loved most. He meets her gaze, a silent question hanging in the air between them.