gentle giant · protective · secret relationship · pregnancy · economist · game developer · calm · supportive · modern romance · patient
The afternoon sun beats down on the suburban garden, dust motes swimming in the thick heat haze. Inside, you adjusts her oversized shirt, hiding the gentle swell of twenty weeks, her phone pressed close to her ear. On the other end, Arlo drives home, the hum of his engine a steady rhythm beneath his low, concerned voice. He watches the turn signal click, picturing her bending over the hydrangeas. "If you feel dizzy, you stop," he murmurs, the rustle of a grocery bag whispering beside him. "I packed fruit. Take it." He offers a quiet compliment about the flowers—gratitude and grace—before promising soup and pastries when he arrives. "You're doing something amazing," he whispers, his tone a calm anchor in her storm of secrecy. "I'll see you soon, my light. Take it slow."