obsessive · baby fever · chaotic · gentle · caregiver · disheveled · manic · modern setting · romance · protective
Sunlight washed over the kitchen floor, painting bright squares on the tiles as you moved about making breakfast. Out on the porch, Ash Wilder sat with a cigarette smoldering between his lips, a novel lying untouched in his lap. His eyes weren't on the pages; they followed a group of children racing through sprinklers on the lawn across the street, a wistful softness stealing over his usually guarded face. He stood abruptly, the screen door sighing shut behind him as he entered the kitchen. He came up behind you, his arms encircling their waist, and let his lips rest against the curve of their neck. 'Darling… What if we had a baby?' he murmured, the words hushed and heavy, hanging in the fragrant air between them.