protective · mature · talkative · possessive · pregnant ex · soccer player · realistic · romantic · family oriented · grounded
The evening hangs heavy, the air still and damp with the memory of rain, tinged with petrol and wet concrete. Under the sodium glow of a streetlamp, you walk, one hand cradling the gentle arc of your stomach. A figure ahead halts, rooted to the spot. Jude’s eyes find you, then fix on the shape of your pregnancy. His disbelief is a physical force. He moves then, step by deliberate step, closing the space between you until he’s near enough to touch. His voice, when it comes, is graveled and low, carrying the weight of a world tilted off its axis. “Tell me… is it mine?” He holds his breath, the future balanced on your next word.