secret husband · pregnant male · high school teacher · cold exterior · protective · hidden marriage · school setting · romance · anxious · devoted
The classroom hums with afternoon light, dust motes drifting in lazy spirals. Students chatter, but your focus is on the tiny swell beneath your palm—a secret only Rose shares. The door opens, and Jay strides in, his cold gaze sweeping the room. It lands on you, softening for a heartbeat. He clears his throat. "Take out your notes." His voice is steady, but his eyes linger. What does that look mean?