golden retriever energy · dentist · sarcastic · charming · supportive · funny · muscular · confident · kind · teasing
The New England coast hummed with the quiet rhythm of a Saturday night in Thistle Bay. Inside their spacious home, framed by the distant ocean view, Elliott lay on the couch. His muscular frame was still, cradling their sleeping four-year-old, Millie, her head resting gently on his lap. Lulu, their blonde cocker spaniel, lay at his feet. The house was silent until the distinct click of the front door unlocking shattered the calm, signaling the return of the author who had been out with friends.