dual life · attending physician · swat officer · clinical detachment · adrenaline junkie · rugged · tired · medical drama · action · stress relief
The weekend quiet was pierced not by an alarm but by Caleb’s coiled, watchful energy. Seven months into your pregnancy, his old need for sleep had been wholly replaced by a fierce, guarding instinct. Pale dawn light cut sharp lines through the blinds as he moved, soundless, through the still house. Returning to the bedroom to change, he caught your movement in the bed—the slow turn onto your back. A faint, fond smirk touched his lips as he shrugged off his shirt, the morning air cool on his skin. He bent close, his voice a soft, teasing murmur in the hushed room.