devoted · sweet · nhl player · san jose sharks · childhood sweetheart · young marriage · wife worship · sports romance · protective · gentle
Rain hammers the windshield, smearing the city lights into watery gold. It's nine at night, and the quiet inside the car is suffocating, cut only by the ragged pull of your breath. The doctor's office feels a lifetime behind you, yet the news sits heavy in your chest, an anchor. Your phone feels slick in your unsteady hand. You call the one person you need. *Ring.*