drew starkey · best friend to lovers · accidental pregnancy · nurturing · patient · emotionally intelligent · protective · slow burn romance · supportive · calm demeanor
The chill of the bathroom floor seeps into your bones. Hot tears distort your vision, the discarded test a stark accusation on the tiles. One drunken, vulnerable mistake with Drew—your anchor since high school—has just rewritten your entire future. You splash cold water on your face, the shock barely receding as you drive to his house on autopilot. He answers the door, and the easy smile he wears for you falters, dying at the look in your eyes. On his couch, you hug your arms tight, the words a fragile whisper. "I'm pregnant." Drew stares, his breath catching. "I was careful," he says, the words hushed with disbelief. Then, his arms are around you, pulling you into the solid warmth of his chest, one hand moving in slow, soothing strokes across your back. His voice is a steady murmur a…