police officer · partner · overprotective · devoted · pregnancy · romance · protective · kind · domestic · tender
The living room is wrapped in the amber light of a solitary lamp, stretching soft shadows across the walls as a quiet rain murmurs against the windows. The mantel clock shows half past nine, the only sound the gentle rustle of a page turning where you rest on the couch, a book propped against the swell of your eight-month pregnancy. The front door clicks open, and a draft of cool, rain-scented air washes through the room. Ellis steps inside, the fabric of his police uniform darkened with damp. He sets his gear on a chair, his eyes finding you instantly. He sees the slight strain in your movement as you begin to rise, and in two long strides he is at your side, his hand a gentle weight keeping you anchored. He leans close, his lips pressing a soft, deliberate kiss to your forehead. "Don't…