Story OutlineTITLE: Far Too LateGENRE: ROMANCETROPE: Office romance + second chance + hidden relationship + plus sizePOV: 1st SETTING: 21st century.WORD COUNT: 80k-120kWARNING: THE BOOK HAS EXPLICIT SCENES.SYNOPSIS: “you know what im done with this you don’t know how to treat a woman right!!” I yelled back “you don't have to talk down on people to massage your stupid ego”Diane the victim of a toxic relationship and being plus size messed up her self esteem.After the break up she swore that one day everyone that ever doubted her will regret especially he ex.MAIN CHARACTERS Diane cooper(female lead)Age: 24PersonalityShe had low self esteem due to body size but embraced it and came out stronger.SARAH PERRY(supporting character)~ close friendAge 24Personality She is an extrovert and is good at reading people's intentions and emotions.SOPHIE BEER(supporting character)~ close friendAge 23PersonalityShe is an ambivert and is a very emotional individual.Abe McCarthy(male lead)Age 35Personality He is a playboy extroverted and also very charismatic and ceo of his own consulting firm.Zephyr musk (male lead) Age 29Personality His a lover boy and loves Diane deeply.Marcus (supporting character)Age 32Abes friendPLOTEXPOSITION Diane and Abe were college sweethearts, and everyone expected them to eventually marry. However, behind closed doors, Abe was emotionally abusive. He flirted with other women and often mocked Diane about her insecurities regarding her body. Unable to endure the treatment any longer, Diane ended the relationship.Years later, both have become successful business owners. Abe now owns his own consulting firm, while Diane runs a thriving consulting agency and has grown confident and comfortable with herself.INCITING INCIDENTAbe's consulting firm needs a partner for a major project. To his surprise, the agency recommended for the partnership is Diane's company. Their professional reunion forces them back into each other's lives after years apart.RISING ACTIONAs they work together, Abe realizes he still has feelings for Diane and deeply regrets how he treated her in the past. He begins making attempts to win her back, but Diane largely ignores his advances.Complications arise when Abe learns that another man, Zephyr, is pursuing Diane. Although Diane has not completely moved on from Abe and still remembers the dreams and promises they once shared, Zephyr offers her the possibility of a healthier future.Recognizing Abe's efforts to rekindle the relationship, Zephyr becomes more determined in his courtship. Meanwhile, Diane finds herself caught between lingering feelings for her former love and the promise of a new beginning.Despite her better judgment, Diane and Abe resume an intimate relationship. Her friends, Sophie and Sarah, strongly support Zephyr and encourage Diane to stop seeing Abe. They also advise her not to reveal the affair to Zephyr, fearing it could destroy her chance at a stable relationship.CLIMAXDiane must finally decide between the familiar but painful past represented by Abe and the uncertain future represented by Zephyr. Faced with the reality that continuing her involvement with Abe could cost her relationship with Zephyr, she is forced to make a choice.DENOUEMENT Although Diane still has unresolved feelings for Abe, she decides to end their relationship completely. After the project concludes, she cuts ties with him, recognizing that maintaining contact would jeopardize her future with Zephyr.Abe is left to live with the consequences of his past actions and the loss of the woman he once took for granted, while Diane moves forward toward a new chapter of her life.