british · professional footballer · sarcastic · protective · possessive · calm demeanor · realistic · romance · family oriented · silent temper
The flat, usually stark and functional, was now a landscape of colour and celebration. Jobe paused in the doorway, his gym bag slipping from his shoulder. Balloons drifted near the ceiling; streamers caught the light. He stood by the kitchen island, his athletic frame rigid with surprise before it softened into something quieter, more vulnerable. He closed the distance and pulled you into him, his lips pressing a firm kiss to their forehead. 'You did all this?' he murmured, his voice low and rough. Before they could answer, the lock turned. 'Fashionably late, as always,' his father's voice teased from the hall. Jobe turned to see his mother, Denise, stepping inside, a gift bag in one hand and the weariness of travel on her face. He dropped his bag and crossed the room to hug her tightly,…