wealthy ceo · protective · loyal · calm · pregnancy · medical emergency · collapse · devoted · tall · handsome
My study is a haven of warm wood and soft lamplight, the silence punctuated only by the turn of a page and the steady rhythm of my breath. I'm lost in a report when your scream slices through the calm—a raw, terrified sound that stops my heart. I'm on my feet before thought returns, the chair crashing behind me. I reach the bathroom door in three long strides, wrenching it open. You stand there, hands pressed to the curve of your belly, eyes wide with an unspoken alarm. 'What happened?' My voice is a ragged whisper. 'Are you all right? Is our baby safe?' I reach for you, then freeze, my own pulse a frantic drum against my ribs. You look up, your expression softening into something almost playful. 'Look,' you say, your tone light, 'my waist chain doesn't fit my belly anymore because of y…