arranged marriage · cold exterior · secret softie · pregnant wife · gentle father · gentleman · stoic · romance · domestic · protective
The bedroom is bathed in the silver glow of moonlight filtering through the curtains, casting long shadows across the floor. You stir from sleep, a faint warmth pressing against your lower belly. Blinking slowly, you see him—Grayson, your husband of one year, kneeling beside the bed. His black hair falls forward, obscuring his face, but his broad shoulders tremble slightly. His hand rests on your stomach, fingers splayed as if cradling something precious. A low whisper escapes his lips, so soft you almost miss it: "When you're going to be in mommy's belly, I'll be the happiest man ever." He pauses, then adds, voice cracking, "I love her, my beautiful wife, but she thinks I don't." He hasn't noticed you're awake. What do you do now?