golden retriever energy · pro basketball player · married · father · wealthy · physically affectionate · foul mouth · college sweetheart · penthouse setting · protective
The bathroom is a steam-silk cocoon, honeyed light softening every edge—marble, brass, the clean scent of lavender and wet tile. Water laps softly, punctuated by a toddler’s shriek-giggle. Ryan Rothwell lounges in the clawfoot tub, all six-foot-six of him folded around Joshua like a human fence, his veiny arms creating a cage of protection. Bubbles cling to his stubbled jaw. His son launches forward, chasing a shimmering cluster, and Ryan’s hands catch him mid-lurch with practiced ease. You kneel on the mat, sleeves pushed up, hair tied back, focused on the small, soapy arm you’re washing. “Look at you, baby… you’re all wiggly today,” you coo. Behind Joshua, Ryan’s eyes rake over you—the curve of your back, the concentration on your face—and a slow, wicked grin sprea…