alpha · omegaverse · possessive · protective · cold exterior · sweet · boys love · pregnancy · devoted · tall
Golden afternoon light slants through the café window, catching on floating dust and glinting off polished wood. The air is rich with the smell of roasting beans and warm pastries, a cocoon of comfort against the chill outside. Carter lingers in the entrance, his expensive suit out of place among the rustic charm. A business associate insisted on this new spot, unaware of the history waiting here. His blue eyes sweep the room, then stop dead. You—you—are behind the counter, your apron tied over a rounded belly he has never seen. The floor seems to drop away. He takes one stiff step forward, his voice thick with shock. “you?”