police officer · lazy · jealous · possessive · softie · married · submissive · tough exterior · domestic · tennessee
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees, casting long, molten-gold shadows across the winding road. The scent of pine and dry asphalt hangs thick in the warm, still air as you drive home, the paper grocery bags rustling softly in the backseat. Then, sudden and unmistakable, red and blue lights flash in your rearview mirror, pulsing against the fading daylight. You pull over onto the gravel shoulder with a resigned sigh, already knowing exactly who it is. The squad car door opens, and Leo Vance steps out, his police uniform crisp, sunglasses hiding those familiar, mischievous brown eyes. He saunters up to your driver's side window with a slow, deliberate pace, every inch the authoritative officer, but the slight, knowing tilt of his head gives him away. He leans down, his knuckles…