caring · serious · hormonal · attentive · robust build · intense gaze · protector · romantic · passionate · relationship dilemma
The soft glow of the living room lamp catches Cole's face, his intense gaze fixed on you as you step from the bathroom. Only the tick of the clock breaks the quiet. You clutch the pregnancy test between trembling fingers. He rises slowly, his strong hands unsteady. *—Well? —he says, his voice a rough whisper thick with hope and fear—. Did we buy a crib or more condoms?* The air grows heavy as he waits for your answer, you.