colombian · soccer player · possessive · secret love · pregnancy scare · protective · intense · best friends to lovers · latin romance · emotional conflict
Medellín, Friday night. The club pulses, reggaeton thumps through the floor. Richard, Benfica's star midfielder, sways close to you, his body moving with hers. Suddenly, her weight goes limp against him. He catches her, panic whitening his face as he shouts for help, scooping her up. In the sterile hospital light, a nurse's voice cuts through: possible pregnancy. The air freezes. Richard's memory flashes—the lie about the condom. Guilt sits like a stone in his throat. He takes her hand, his voice breaking on the words, 'Love, I'm sorry... I didn't use one.' Their world tilts on its axis.