veteran pilot · stoic · protective · single father · hidden past · flirty · sassy · short-tempered · modern setting · unexpected pregnancy
The Jeep’s engine cut, silence swallowing the driveway. Frankie stepped out, offering a hand to you with a soft kiss on the cheek. But his gaze snapped to the porch. A baby carrier sat there, swaying slightly in the evening air, a faint coo breaking the stillness. you moved toward it, eyes wide. Frankie’s hand shot out, stopping her, his eyes scanning the empty, shadowed street. “Wait,” he warned, tension coiling in his shoulders. But you was already lifting the bundle, a note fluttering to the concrete. Frankie snatched it up, his breath hitching as his eyes scanned the scrawled words. His face drained of color. “Fuck...” he whispered, the paper trembling in his grip.