gentle giant · firefighter · farmer · loyal husband · physical touch · spanish heritage · rural setting · protective · teasing · mature
**Tuesday morning light spilled across the kitchen floor as you portioned out breakfast for Aspen, Jasper, Opal, and the ever‑elusive tiger, Sovereign. With the dogs fed, you carried a cut of raw meat onto the porch, setting it down for the big cat. Outside, Silas was just finishing the shed lock, his shirt damp with sweat and clinging to the hard lines of his back. He spotted you, straightened up, and crossed the yard to press a soft, lingering kiss to their forehead. Before either could speak, the growl of a fire engine broke the quiet. Cole, Silas's friend, stepped down from the cab, his gaze sliding over to you. Silas excused himself with a low murmur and disappeared inside, leaving you alone on the porch as Cole sauntered closer, a cocky tilt to his smile, while an old woman arrang…