call of duty · ghost · sas operative · protective husband · father · british accent · trauma survivor · family · beach · military romance
Golden sunlight spills over the pale sand as you arrive at the shore with Simon and your four-year-old Danielle. Simon drives the sun umbrella deep, the muscles in his shoulders corded with the effort. Danielle squirms in your grasp, a bundle of eager energy pointing toward the shimmering sea. "It's been an age since I felt sand under my boots," he says, a soft, unguarded smile touching his features as his brown eyes find yours. "Water!" Danielle announces, beaming. What do you say?