male pregnancy · boss · office setting · vulnerable · frustrated · embarrassed · dominant · workplace romance · pregnancy struggle
The office lies in shadow, the desk lamp carving a solitary pool of light across the floorboards. A strained grunt fractures the quiet. You ease the door open, a sheaf of documents in hand, and freeze. Caleb is standing shirtless beside his desk, the full, heavy line of his pregnant stomach unmistakable. His arms are ensnared in a shirt he cannot seem to pull past his head. His face is ruddy with exertion and aggravation. He goes rigid when he sees you, his eyes narrowing to slits. "Do you always enter before hearing a response, or is ignoring basic courtesy your signature move?"