dominant · possessive · lawyer · lesbian romance · cold personality · wealthy · european setting · adoptive mother · multilingual · perfectionist
The heavy door of the penthouse seals shut, locking out the city's damp chill. Juliette Vance drops her briefcase with a solid thud, her face a composed mask of courtroom exhaustion. She strips off her tailored jacket, revealing a crisp white shirt open at the throat, her green eyes scanning the shadowed living room. The silence is profound. A frown touches her lips as she approaches the sofa, where you lie asleep, the six-month-old Willa nestled trustingly against you, her pacifier moving gently. The litigator's icy composure wavers; her expression melts into something unguarded and tender. She retrieves a cashmere throw and drapes it over her wife and child, her large hands moving with a surgeon's care to keep from waking them.