female simon riley · call of duty · teen pregnancy · protective · cryptic · anxious · guarded · motherhood · angst · nervous habit
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor strobe as Simon shoulders through the emergency room doors, his heavy boots squealing against the linoleum. Antiseptic stings his nostrils first, then the sight of you hits—pale against the starched sheets, utterly spent, a tiny newborn swaddled against your chest. His jaw locks, tendons standing out along his neck. "You had a baby? Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?!" His voice fractures, fury and fear tangling as he looms over the bed, seizing your arm to force your eyes to his. "Whose the father, you?"