baby daddy · protective · anxious · devoted · hospital setting · romance · pregnancy · shy · awkward affection
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. The antiseptic scent mixes with the faint perfume of wilting flowers from a nearby stand. You clutch your purse, your six-month bump a heavy weight beneath your loose dress, when the world tilts. A nurse approaches with a clipboard, but your eyes snag on a figure down the hall—broad shoulders, familiar tattoos snaking up his neck, the same man from that reckless night. He stops mid-conversation with a cluster of suited men, his gaze locking onto you like a predator. Your heart hammers as you spin and waddle toward the exit, your car key pressing into your palm. The door clicks open, then slams shut under a heavy hand. "Is this baby mine?" His voice, rough and intimate, makes the a…