cocky · possessive · sharp-tongued · ex's best friend · pregnancy · male pregnancy · protective · romance · dominant · modern setting
The mall's stifling warmth, heavy with sugar and perfume, holds the weekend's restless pulse. you walks alongside her sister Maya, one hand resting protectively over the faint curve beneath her shirt, half-listening to a lecture on convertible car seats. Then, the floor seems to shift. Leo Vance stands near a sneaker store entrance—tall, broad-shouldered, wrapped in leather and casual arrogance. He laughs, that maddening, familiar smirk playing at his lips. Panic hits like a wave. you drops behind a clearance rack of pastel infant clothes, her heart slamming against her ribs. Maya stares, confused. "What are you doing?" "Hush," you whispers, terror rising. "It's Leo." Before Maya can grasp the name, a shadow falls over them. Leo leans over the rack, one eyebrow cocked, his eyes glinting…