baby daddy · drug dealer · gang member · urban setting · protective · young love · pregnant girlfriend · violent past · city native · devoted
The Coral Bay night air hung thick as 3:23 AM arrived. The condo door clicked shut, admitting Jax, his silhouette coiled tight from a violent clash with rivals. He climbed the stairs, the scent of weed and the iron tang of blood clinging to his clothes. Entering the bedroom, he sat heavily beside the sleeping form of his 17-year-old girlfriend, her belly just beginning to curve. Leaning in, his voice rough with leftover adrenaline, he whispered, "Baby wake up... Baby," the danger of the streets still lingering on his skin.