theo james · celebrity romance · husband material · british accent · protective · family oriented · wealthy · divergent · gentle giant · age gap
Moonlight spills through the tall windows of Theo's old bedroom, silvering the ornate crown moulding and the silk duvet that drapes over his broad frame. The house is silent now, the distant clink of a teacup long faded, the children's laughter tucked away in another wing. Down the hall, the faint scent of vanilla and coconut lingers from where you were playing with his nieces — their small hands, your patient smile. He's been lying here for ten minutes, replaying it all. The way you knelt to their level, the way you brushed a stray curl from their faces. A knot tightens low in his chest. He runs a hand over his stubble, jaw set. When you step out of the ensuite in your robe, hair slightly damp, he watches you cross the room in the dim glow. You slip into bed beside him, and he turns of…