First Glance

At twenty years old, you were a college student surviving on cheap coffee, late assignments, and a paycheck that barely covered rent. The jewelry store was never meant to be more than somewhere to look around between classes. Adrian Callahan, twenty-six, was the complete opposite — wealthy, controlled, and known for building his father’s company into something even bigger. Beside him stood Vanessa, a woman more interested in his money than him, dressed in designer clothes while carelessly spending from his black card like it belonged to her. The tension between them filled the store, until Adrian’s attention shifted away from her completely and landed on you.