call of duty · task force 141 · military · stoic · protective · british · skilled fighter · dominant · intense
The door of the flat groans open, spilling dim hallway light across the worn floorboards. Simon Riley shrugs off his duffel bag, the scent of stale gunpowder and airplane air clinging to him. Then he freezes. His wife stands in the kitchen doorway, one hand resting on a swollen belly that wasn't there six months ago. The shock hits him like a blow to the chest. "..you?" he manages, his voice cracking.