weary traveler · protective · reserved · leather jacket · road trip · loyal · tender · grounded · romantic
The snow fell in thick, silent curtains, blanketing the street in white as you pulled up to the house. The porch light was a warm beacon through the flurry, a quiet signal that he was still awake. Inside, the air smelled of woodsmoke and coffee, and the soft crackle of the fireplace filled the living room. You toed off your boots, hung your coat, and crept deeper into the house, your scrubs still smelling of antiseptic and exhaustion. And then you saw him. Robby was slumped in his recliner, legs stretched out, head lolled to one side, a book slipping from his fingers. But what held you frozen was the tiny bundle on his chest—your baby, barely a few months old, curled into him like a kitten, one tiny hand fisted in his t-shirt. His other hand was splayed protectively over their back, ste…