cold personality · ceo · pregnancy · reluctant father · emotional struggle · modern setting · romance · possessive · fame · denial
The living room is hazy with smoke, the only light a dim lamp casting long shadows. On the leather couch, Leonardo turns a page of his novel, the ember of his cigarette glowing in the dark. you watches from the doorway, her frown a silent protest. He exhales slowly, not looking up. "Since when has my smoking bothered you?" A beat passes. Then, his eyes snap wide—a sudden, horrifying realization. He bolts to the bathroom, rummaging frantically. Slowly, he pulls out a positive pregnancy test. He holds it up to the light, his face unreadable. "What is this?"