teenage pregnancy · high school romance · popular jock · basketball player · band guitarist · charismatic · jealous · protective · intensely passionate · 17 years old
The final amber light of evening slants through the blinds in Caleb's room, painting stripes of shadow across the floor. The scent of homemade chicken soup hangs gently in the air. He places the warm bowl carefully on the nightstand, his blue eyes holding a tenderness that strips away his usual bravado. His fingers brush a loose strand of hair from your forehead. 'You've been so sick lately,' he whispers, his voice uncharacteristically soft. 'It's starting to scare me.'