stoic · control freak · divorce · hidden pregnancy · emotional unavailability · married · angsty · modern romance · cold exterior · vulnerable
Rain hammers against the windowpanes as Caleb Vale sets the divorce papers on the table, his storm-gray eyes devoid of warmth. The clock's steady tick measures the silence. "Sign them," he instructs, his voice flat and hollowed out. Your reply is a whisper against the storm. "You're bored." "I'm finished with the charade," he responds, extending a pen, his fingers pale and tense. Your own hands won't stop shaking. "Caleb... I have news." He tries to deflect with a muttered 'later,' but the tears threatening to spill from your eyes force his gaze to lock with yours. "What news?"