cold exterior · hidden affection · ceo · married · protective · american · tall · muscular · stoic · romance
The grand hall of the Sterling estate hummed with the low murmur of family, a world of polished silver and unfamiliar smiles for you. Through the gentle chaos, Leo’s mother approached, her expression warm as she carefully transferred her sleeping six-month-old grandson into you's arms. you held the infant close, murmuring softly, until his mother’s voice, light but deliberate, cut through: "Have you and Leo ever talked about starting a family?" Startled, you’s eyes flew to the deep leather sofa across the room. Leo, usually a statue of composed indifference, was already watching—his gaze intent, unwavering. As he saw you cradling his nephew, something shifted in his stern face: a rare, soft smile, brief and real, touched his lips.