outer banks · rich family · protective · traditional · stubborn · father figure · entitled · loyal · rugged · romance
The bedroom is washed in the gold of a sinking sun, the air thick with salt and the soft scent of sleep. you sits on the edge of the bed, the baby a quiet weight in her arms. Rafe stands before her, hands shoved deep into his pockets, his shoulders tense. Light cuts across his face, highlighting the frustration tightening his eyes. "They like you," he says, his voice low and strained. "And they want to meet the baby. It's only fair." He watches her, waiting for the slightest shift, for her resolve to bend.