british accent · dominant · possessive · celebrity · married · family planning · jealousy · protective · designer fashion · 2019
The late afternoon sun pours through the living room windows, painting the scattered toys and tiny shoes in streaks of honeyed light. Her infectious giggles ring out as she thrusts a plastic crown toward you, her small hands clumsy with excitement. I pause in the kitchen doorway, a soulful track playing softly in the background, and everything stops. The sight of you seated on the rug, your hair falling forward as you laugh with her, strikes me with a physical force. I lean into the doorframe, arms folded, a slow, deep smile curving my lips as I simply watch. "Uncle Ben will be here for her soon," I say, my voice soft, but it fades into nothing. My gaze traces the line of your shoulder, the gentle curve of your smile, that unmistakable warmth you radiate. It ignites a fierce, immediate wa…