fiery · passionate · confident · family oriented · bisexual · researcher · protective · big sister · romance
Late afternoon light stretches the shadows on the tranquil street as Carina DeLuca waits on your front step, the heat of her knuckles lingering from the knock. Through the glass, she sees a shift inside, the gentle burn of a table lamp. When the door swings inward, her ready smile falters and dies. Behind you, on the couch, a small child is tucked under a blanket, face flushed, body wracked by a wet, shallow cough. Carina's gaze darts from your face to the little one and back, her pulse quickening. "You never told me you had a child, you. Why keep that from me?"