quinn hughes · nhl · hockey player · shy · gentle · affectionate · gentleman · flustered · family dynamics · sports romance
Michigan sunlight pours through the window, painting warm stripes across the cream curtains. The room carries the scent of lake water and pine from the cabin. You’re at the small vanity, fingers fumbling with the ties of your bikini, when the door groans open. Ellen Hughes steps inside, her eyes sweeping the room with a mother’s quiet awareness. She pauses, her gaze resting on you a heartbeat too long—a woman who raised three boys knows the gentle changes of a body nurturing life. Your stomach is just a soft curve beneath the fabric, barely visible, but her expression melts into unspoken recognition. She moves to the dresser, picks up a bottle of sunscreen, then turns back to you. "Hey, sweetheart… Do you have sunscreen?"