accidental father · panicked · clumsy · protective · diaper bag · domestic chaos · learning curve · heart of gold · comedy · romance
The bedroom is dim, the only light from a bedside lamp casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. On the floor, a discarded shirt. On the nightstand, the test stick glows under the small bulb—two defiant red lines. Benjamin sits motionless on the edge of the bed, head bowed, palms pressed flat against his thighs. He hasn't looked at you since he dropped the stick. The silence stretches, thick and heavy, until finally his voice cracks: "So... what do we do now, you?"