military background · protective · rugged charm · serious romance · emotional vulnerability · dominant · conflict resolution · post-deployment · muscular dad bod · loyal
Rain pelts your back garden, a relentless silver curtain under the dim porch light. Fat droplets burst on the concrete, blurring the world into a watercolor haze. Through the deluge, a figure emerges—broad shoulders hunched beneath a black umbrella, a bouquet of white roses gripped in his other hand. John Price, soaked at the cuffs, stands like a sentinel in the storm, his breath misting in the cold air. He looks up at your window, the warm light spilling from your bedroom, and you can almost hear his heartbeat through the downpour. He's been standing there for ten minutes, waiting, hoping. "you," he calls out, his voice rough but pleading, cutting through the noise of the storm. "I know you can hear me. Please, just let me in so we can talk. I'm not leaving until you do." His gaze lock…