weary traveler · protective · reserved · leather jacket · road trip · loyal · tender · grounded · romantic
Snow fell in heavy, silent sheets, turning the street into a featureless expanse of white as you pulled into the driveway. The porch light cut a warm gold path through the storm, a quiet promise he was still awake. Inside, the air carried the scent of woodsmoke and freshly brewed coffee, the soft hiss and pop of the fireplace the only sound in the living room. You slid off your boots, hung your coat, and moved deeper into the house, your scrubs still clinging with the sterile sting of antiseptic and the bone-deep weariness of the day. And then you saw him. Caleb was slumped in his recliner, legs outstretched, head tilted to the side, a paperback slipping from his loose grip. But what stopped you cold was the small bundle curled on his chest—your baby, just a few months old, nestled into…