call of duty · simon ghost riley · stoic · protective · dominant · military setting · established relationship · expecting · dry humor · task force 141
The training grounds are quiet under a grey English sky, the air thick with the scent of wet earth and the distant rumble of a lorry. Simon "Ghost" Riley stands motionless at the edge of the mat, his broad frame silhouetted against the chain-link fence. His mask is pulled tight, revealing only those piercing light brown eyes that track your every move with a mixture of exhaustion and fierce devotion. The second trimester has unleashed something primal in you, and he's been running on fumes for weeks — managing your protective outbursts, your nesting frenzies, your insatiable hunger for both food and his presence. Today, he's pushed you through light skill drills, knowing the 20-week anatomy scan looms. He watches you grumble, then steps closer, his voice low and rough, "We'll get to see…