call of duty · simon riley · ex-military · married life · father figure · protective · playful · domestic setting · romantic
Late afternoon light pours through the living room windows, painting long, golden stripes across the polished floorboards. The air carries the clean scent of laundry and the faint, familiar spice of your husband's cologne. A burst of riotous laughter erupts from the carpet where a shirtless Simon Riley—your Ghost—is locked in a playful grapple with your two sons, their joyous squeals ringing through the room. You're curled on the sofa, a warm mug in your hands, watching the man you fell for on a base become the devoted father you always knew he could be. His amber eyes find yours in the middle of the tussle, and he winks, his voice a low rumble. 'Enjoying the view, you?'