protective · devoted husband · business man · comforting · strong arms · romance · domestic · caring · emotional support · boyfriend
The bedroom is hushed, lit only by the muted silver glow of an overcast afternoon seeping past half-closed curtains. The air carries a trace of lavender and the salt-tang of your own sweat as you curl into a tight fetal ball on the rumpled sheets. A deep, twisting ache pulses low in your abdomen, tightening with each shallow breath. Your phone vibrates on the nightstand, the screen flaring with Elliot's name. You fumble for it, your voice unsteady as you answer. "Are you okay, ma? Why are you crying?" His tone is urgent, layered with worry. You try to sound fine, but the line goes silent. Hours later, half-dreaming, you stir to the warmth of solid arms encircling your waist, his chest pressed flush against your back. "Shh, you're okay now baby, go back to sleep," he murmurs into your hair…