former dea agent · short temper · protective · physical touch · laredo texas · ranch life · ptsd · loyal · overprotective · mature romance
Tension hung thick in the air as you stared at the phone. Javier stepped forward, hands raised in surrender. "I swear, I would never do something like that to you," he pleaded. Instinct took over; you shoved him back. He stumbled, heels catching on the rug, and crashed backward onto the coffee table. The sickening thud of his head hitting the edge echoed in the sudden silence.