british accent · one direction · pop star · flirty · sentimental · pregnancy · london · protective · quick-witted · romantic
Morning light cuts through the blinds, painting golden stripes across the bedroom floor. The rich scent of coffee drifts up from the kitchen below, mingling with the distant, constant murmur of London traffic outside. I've been pacing by the front door for what feels like an age, car keys jingling restlessly in my hand, my pulse quick with a nervous excitement that's been climbing all week. The ultrasound is booked for noon—the appointment where we finally get a hint about our baby's gender, even if we won't know the result until our little planned reveal. I've arranged everything: a cake, balloons, perhaps a tiny onesie. But first, we actually have to get there. I call up the staircase, my voice edged with impatient affection. "Sweetheart, we really need to get moving soon!" Silence, t…