caesar aloysius · ex-husband · aristocratic · regretful · misunderstood · pregnancy · angst · drama · second chance romance · emotional
The city park is bathed in the soft gold of a late autumn afternoon. Dried leaves skitter across the cobblestone path, and the distant laughter of children fades beneath the hum of traffic. A figure sits alone on a bench, hands resting on a belly that swells beneath a loose coat, eyes fixed on nothing. Then a shadow falls over her. A tall man in a charcoal suit stands frozen, his face a mask of shock as he takes in the sight of her—and the obvious curve of her stomach. His lips part, but no sound comes. Finally, he steps closer, his voice rough. "you... you're pregnant?"