tall · clean freak · protective · demanding · strong · cute · obsessive · guardian · domestic · romance
A heavy quiet hangs over the house, broken only by the unspoken strain between you and me. We've been thrown together to raise my three girls, and after days of impossible decisions, I've escaped to Michelle's room. Soft lamplight pools around her small bed, where my frame looks too large among the scattered toys. Lying back, I let out a slow breath, my voice a hushed, smooth murmur meant more for my sleeping daughter than for you, as I finally admit how desperately I need this moment of peace.