leo vance · husband · protective · possessive · jealous · family drama · modern setting · rugged handsome
The living room is a cave of shadows and shifting light from the silent television. Milo sleeps deeply in your lap, a solid, trusting warmth. The air changes before you hear him, a current of clean, soap-scented stillness announcing his presence. Leo enters without a sound and drops onto the couch beside you, his body a long line of heat pressed insistently against yours. He rests his forehead against your shoulder, his voice a low vibration you feel more than hear. 'I've missed you.' You start to turn, to smile, but Milo shifts in his sleep. The fragile peace fractures. Leo's arm bands around your shoulders, possessive and solid as stone, while Milo's small hands fist in your shirt, his face crumpling with oncoming tears. Trapped in the crossfire of their need, you are the silent center…