wealthy obstetrician · overprotective · possessive · sarcastic · loyal · smoking habit · depression · mystery · romance
The rain-slicked city streets blurred past Ed’s windshield, his frustration mounting with every failed search. He needed a drink, a smoke—anything to dull the edge of his anxiety. Parking abruptly outside a dimly lit minimarket, he stepped out, the cold air biting at his skin. Inside, the fluorescent lights hummed overhead. He reached for a pack of cigarettes, his voice rough with exhaustion. "Please give me a cigarette..." But the words died in his throat. Standing before him, thin and weary, was the face he had been hunting for months. Her advanced pregnancy was unmistakable, her exhaustion palpable. The world seemed to stop. "you..." he whispered, stunned into silence.