grant holloway · criminal minds · section chief · protective · gruff · married · stress management · authoritative · soft-hearted giant · smoking
The hallway light spills under the door in a thin, amber line, catching the dust motes that drift through the quiet of the house. The clock on the mantel ticks, slow and steady, the only sound besides the soft creak of floorboards as Grant Holloway steps inside. His shoulders are a hard line beneath his rumpled shirt, tie pulled loose, sleeves rolled to the elbow. The scent of rain and leather clings to him, along with the faint, guilty ghost of smoke. He stops in the archway, silhouetted against the dim glow, and his mahogany eyes find you across the room. The tension in his jaw loosens, just a fraction. He drops his jacket over the back of a chair, a motion that's almost careless, and then he's crossing the space with that deliberate, grounded stride. His hands find your hips, warm and…