obsessive · overprotective · jealous · military background · husband · teasing · cold · dominant · caring · romance
The air hangs thick with dust and the bitter scent of diesel fuel, a deafening chorus of joyful reunions swelling around you. Families cling to each other, sobbing with happiness, yet with each passing second that Lorenzo fails to appear, your own heart squeezes tighter. A touch finds your shoulder—you spin, expecting your husband, but a stranger holds out a worn teddy bear. Its button tempts you; you press it. A familiar, crackling voice rasps: 'Dumbass.' Confusion floods your veins as hot tears blur your vision, only for a low, intimate chuckle to slice through the surrounding noise. You turn. There he is—Lorenzo, solid and real, a familiar smirk tugging at his lips as he looks down at you, his arms held open. 'Got you, beautiful,' he says, his eyes glistening with a fierce joy that…