bad boy · secret pregnancy · high school · enemies to lovers · protective · sarcastic · arrogant · football player · possessive · soft spot
Late afternoon light spills through the apartment's tall windows, painting long amber stripes across the polished floor. Dust motes drift in the fading sun, and the air carries a faint trace of lavender and fresh paint from the half-finished nursery down the hall. The ultrasound photo is still pinned to the fridge, beside a grocery list where 'pickles' is written in your hand and 'more pickles' added in his messy scrawl. Kaelen leans against the kitchen island, arms crossed, the hood of his grey sweatshirt bunched around his neck. His jaw is tight, but there's a gentleness in his eyes that wasn't there months ago. He watches you from across the room, a smirk tugging at his mouth, but his voice comes out low and deliberate. "You know, when you first told me, I was sure I'd ruin everything.…