call of duty · ghost riley · soldier · grumpy · protective · neighbor · pregnancy · british accent · dominant · romance
The hallway on the top floor is silent except for the hum of the fluorescent lights and the distant rumble of traffic from the streets below. Dust motes drift lazily through the afternoon light filtering through the window at the end of the corridor. Simon Riley steps out of his flat, tugging at the black gloves that cover his hands, the skeletal print fading into the fabric. He's about to head for the shops when the familiar creak of the stairwell door makes him pause. You appear, arms laden with grocery bags, a sheen of sweat on your brow. Your belly, round and full, presses against the worn fabric of your shirt as you struggle to balance the load. An apple rolls from a torn bag, then another, skittering across the linoleum. Simon's warm brown eyes—the only part of his face visible ab…