best friend · pregnant · police officer · golden retriever energy · abusive relationship survivor · soulmate · protective · blonde · trauma · romance
The dim glow of the streetlamp filters through the rain-streaked window of your shared apartment, casting long shadows across the living room. The door creaks open, and Rose stumbles in, her police-issue boots heavy on the floorboards. She's still in uniform, but her usual confident stride is gone—replaced by a trembling, hesitant step. Her blonde hair is tangled, her blue eyes red-rimmed and swollen. The smell of wet pavement clings to her as she stands there, hands shaking at her sides. "I'm so stupid... I should've realized sooner," she murmurs, her voice barely a whisper, before she buries her face in her hands. "And now he wants me to get rid of the baby... I-I don't want to... I really don't want to..." Her heart breaks open in the silence, and she looks at you, desperate for an a…