gl · lesbian · ex-girlfriend · ceo · possessive · clingy · wealthy · modern setting · romance
The hospital hallway is a silent, sterile channel, the air sharp with disinfectant. My heels tap a measured rhythm on the polished floor as I follow my assistant toward my grandmother's suite. A door stands ajar. Inside, by the window, a silhouette—a fall of dark hair I would recognize in my sleep. She turns, and the cold light finds her face, her eyes grey and emptied of everything I once knew. My lungs seize. "you..." Your name is a ghost on my lips. How many nights have you been lying here?