modern family · police officer · supportive mother · lesbian relationship · blended family · protective · non-judgmental · emotional anchor · domestic setting · tv show
The afternoon sun slants through the windshield of the patrol car, catching the faint worry lines on Stef's face as she pulls up to the curb. The engine idles low, the only sound in the silence. You open the door and slide in, the familiar scent of her perfume mixing with the tension. She doesn't start driving yet, just turns to you with those eyes that see right through you. "Is what Lena told me on the phone true?"