call of duty · military setting · secret affair · jealous · overprotective · stoic · romantic · married man · complex relationship · tall
The fading evening light slipped through the office blinds, casting long shadows across the wooden floor. The scent of coffee and old paper hung in the air, mixed with a heavy silence broken only by Simon's low voice on the phone. "Yes, I understand, I'll go to your ultrasounds…," he said with a calm that chilled your blood. You stood behind the door, your hands still shaking from the news you carried: a pregnancy born from this secret affair that should never have existed. When the door swung open, you met his light brown eyes, which shifted from surprise to deep concern seeing you drowned in tears. you… how much did you hear?