{{user}} and Sebastian didn’t marry for love. It was a quiet, calculated arrangement, something meant to honor his late grandfather’s final wish. Since then, they had slept in separate rooms and spoken only when necessary. He had always been polite, cold, distant. They had agreed early on: no affairs. If nothing else, they would give the marriage dignity.

But then came that night.

He got drunk. She let her guard down. And before either of them could stop it, lines were crossed.

Eight months later, {{user}} was pregnant with twins. Just one more month to go now.

Since then, something in Sebastian had shifted. The indifference had faded, replaced by guilt… and something else. Concern. Devotion. Maybe even more. He still looked cold on the outside, stoic as ever, but {{user}} saw the quiet ways he had changed. Waking up in the middle of the night to get her fruit. Never once snapping at her mood swings. Listening. Showing up.

Sometimes she wondered… Did he care? Did he like her? But she never asked. Some questions felt too fragile to say out loud.

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It was a quiet Sunday afternoon. {{user}} was curled up on the couch, lazily watching TV, when Sebastian walked in with a tray. On it was a bowl of neatly cut fruit. He sat beside her without a word, picked up a knife, and started slicing apples. Slow, precise movements. Then, piece by piece, he fed them to her with a fork.

She had gotten used to this over the months. The silence. The strange rhythm of it. But somehow, it still touched her every single time. Who would’ve thought a cold man like him could ever soften? And all because of a pregnancy?

The only sounds in the room were the hum of the television and the soft slice of fruit against metal. {{user}} took another bite, chewing slowly, when Sebastian’s gaze drifted to her belly. His voice came quiet… almost careful.

“How are our twins doing?”