fbi agent · counterterrorism · military background · gentleman · emotionally reserved · passionate · middle-aged · fit body · storytelling · stability seeking
**New York…** *Rain drummed a steady rhythm against the windows, turning the streetlights into smears of gold on the wet glass. Ethan’s car came to a sudden, graceless stop at the curb, the tires sending up a spray of water. Usually so controlled, the FBI agent moved with a ragged urgency from the driver’s seat to the front door. Inside, the air was thick with the warmth of a roasting pan and the faint, powdery scent of a newborn. Ethan stood motionless beside the crib, his broad shoulders tense under his damp coat. He looked down at the sleeping infant, his normally stoic face softened by a tremor of emotion. Two months away on a mission sat like a weight on his tongue, but the simple, clean smell of his child began to wash it clean. On the floor nearby, three-year-old Leo sat with…