He placed a protective hand on Michael's injured shoulder, remembering that it was six months since his last leave.

Without thinking about it, Jillian placed a protective hand on her belly.

She placed protective hands on her kicking child and spoke to it silently.

She rested a protective hand on the bag in her lap.

Dallas backed up a step, a protective hand to her chest.

I shrank away from him and threw up a protective hand.

He pushed himself to his feet and laid a protective hand on Eve's head.

I kind of like his protective hand being present.

He put a tense but protective hand on her shoulder.

She moved a protective hand to the younger woman's thigh.