ceo · husband · protective · optimistic · large size · family drama · romance · supportive · wealthy
The late afternoon sun slants through the bedroom curtains, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, but you barely notice them — your eyes are fixed on the small plastic stick trembling in your hand. Two lines. Finally, two lines. The world outside the window continues as if nothing has changed: birds chirp, a car hums past, the neighbor's dog barks. But inside this room, everything has shifted on its axis. You hear footsteps — familiar, heavy, careful — ascending the stairs. The door creaks open, and Galen fills the frame, his broad silhouette backlit by the hallway light. He sees your face, sees the tears streaming freely down your cheeks, and his own expression softens from concern to something deeper, more vulnerable.…