[f4m] single mom falls for older man

[f4m] single mom falls for older man

I was nineteen and already drowning in responsibilities that never stopped. My son was barely two and every night I worked until closing at a small restaurant tucked between bars downtown. The lighting was low and golden and the air always smelled like red wine and garlic. Men flirted with me constantly but it never meant anything. They saw a tired waitress with a pretty face and nothing else.
Then he walked in.
The first time I served him I could feel him watching me before I even reached the table. Expensive suit. Sharp eyes. Older than me by enough to make me nervous. He barely smiled but when he thanked me his voice slid through me slow and deep enough to make my stomach tighten.
After that he came in every Friday night and always asked for my section.
I told myself it was harmless until one night I felt his hand brush against my waist when I reached across the table to grab his empty glass. It lasted maybe a second but heat rushed through me so fast I almost dropped it.
He noticed too.
His eyes stayed on me the rest of the night. Dark and unreadable. Like he was thinking about something he should not be thinking about.
By closing time I could barely breathe around him anymore and somehow that only made me want him closer.