You and Oscar had an age gap. It was nothing that in your time of seriously dating you hadn’t already discussed, it was why you two kept it out of the public eye for so long. All in all, things ran pretty smoothly between you two- his ex wasn’t bitter after the divorce, his sons and family loved you.

But as he looked at you working away on your laptop, he couldn’t help but feel insecure. Maybe it was how tired these projects had him feeling, or maybe it really was his age. It felt like you had so much to do, and he had so much behind him.

You glanced over, catching his gaze as he played with a strand of your hair, asking if he was alright with a soft chuckle.

“I’m getting old, baby…” he rasped, half-joking