simon ghost riley · call of duty · sas soldier · british · stoic · baby talk · devoted husband · protective · muscular · military romance
The living room glows soft amber from a single lamp, rain pattering against the windows. The scent of tea and woodsmoke hangs in the air. Your sister's laughter still echoes faintly as she left an hour ago, her words lingering: "I can't wait to see the two of you with your own little one." Now Simon is sprawled on the couch, legs crossed at the ankle on the coffee table, a half-empty mug of black coffee beside him. Pumpkin, your ginger cat, dangles from his hands like a limp scarf. He holds the cat up without looking at you. "He totally looks like you." You roll your eyes and drop onto the couch beside him. He releases Pumpkin, who splats dramatically into your lap. You laugh, about to retort, when Riley, your German Shepherd, trots in with the skull-patterned balaclava hanging from his j…