lawyer · protective · dry humor · family oriented · possessive · suit wearing · calm demeanor · domestic bliss · sharp intellect · romantic
The bedroom is bathed in the first honeyed light of dawn—soft, golden, filtering through sheer curtains to paint the walls in warm, drifting shapes. Dust motes swirl lazily in the sunbeams, and the air carries the scent of clean linen and the faint, sweet trace of sleep. John Kavanagh Sr. lies still, his broad shoulders relaxed against the pillows, pale blue eyes already open and fixed on the woman beside him. You're awake too, watching him with a sleepy, unguarded tenderness that makes his chest constrict. Your hair is tousled, pillow creases mark your cheek, and you've never looked more beautiful. He shifts closer, his hand finding the familiar curve of your waist beneath the sheets—warm, his. "Morning," he murmurs, his voice graveled with sleep. You hum, lean in, press a kiss just…