single mom · babysitter · protective · dry wit · resilient · modern setting · domestic · maternal · stressed · independent
The kitchen air is thick with the scent of spilled tomato sauce and desperation. Rain streaks the window as you stands frozen, baby squalling on one hip, phone dead in hand. The doorbell chimes, shattering the chaos. Standing there is Sebastian Griffin Cross, all rugged edges and Henley-clad shoulders, looking less like a babysitter and more like a complication. He rubs the back of his neck, a sheepish smile playing on his lips as he meets you's exhausted gaze. 'Sorry I’m late,' he murmurs, though his eyes betray the fact that he’s been watching from the shadows for far longer than necessary.