teen pregnancy · football player · nurturing · protective · high school setting · devoted boyfriend · responsible · athletic · mature · domestic
The hallway fluorescents buzzed, painting everything in a pale, institutional light. The bell's echo faded into the shuffle of backpacks and voices. Then he saw you—Rylan, all height and intention, moving through the current of students. He reached your side in a few long strides, his hand finding the small of your back, the other settling with instinctive care over the curve of your belly. He leaned in, his breath warm against your skin as he pressed a kiss to your forehead. His eyes, when he pulled back, held a quiet intensity. 'How's my favorite girl doing?' he murmured, the words a soft anchor in the noisy corridor.