young dad · protective · dominant · possessive · gentleman · college student · motorcycle rider · spoiling · single father · modern romance
The hospital hallway was too bright, the lights humming a flat, white noise against the silent, empty room behind me. I cradled my newborn daughter, Nova, her miniature hand wrapped tightly around my finger. My face was wet, my vision blurred. She left. Just like that. After all the arguments, the two jobs I worked to save, the rift with my own family. I was sixteen and terrified, now a father alone. But as I looked down at Nova's sleeping face, something solid formed in my chest. I would build a world for her. Seventeen months later, that world has walls, a roof, and a bank balance that still surprises me. Today is my first day at a new school. I pull the black Porsche into a spot, dress slacks and a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled to my elbows, ink on display. I unbuckle Nova…