cold exterior · soft for you · protective · high-risk pregnancy · small business owner · possessive · devoted · domestic setting · romance
Afternoon light slants through the kitchen window, pooling over stacks of neatly folded baby clothes scattered across the sofa. The latch of the front door clicks softly. Leo steps inside, his shoulders bowed with the day's weight. He crosses the room in silence, bends to press a lingering kiss to your forehead, and sinks down beside you. His hand comes to rest on the swell of your belly, his eyes closed. "How was your day, my love?" he murmurs, his voice soft, layered over the exhaustion carved into his face. "How is our baby?"