calm · witty · wealthy · loyal · protective · modern setting · romance · dry humor · tall
The house is a hollowed-out silence, broken only by the delicate, tinkling chime of the mobile turning above the crib. You've finally managed it—the baby is asleep after hours of crying that left your nerves raw and your mind in tatters. The late-afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, painting stripes of dusty gold across the floorboards. You collapse onto the couch, the cushions exhaling under your weight, and release a long, shaky sigh. For one fragile moment, there is peace. Then the front door swings open, and her voice carves through the quiet like a blade: "Oh you!!! Where's my sweet grandbaby?" You hear Harlan's mother, Lydia, her heels snapping against the hardwood as she strides right past you, dismissing your desperate, hushed plea, heading straight for the nurse…