lawyer · doctor · dual career · dry wit · intelligent · office romance · workaholic · modern setting · intense · mature
The hospital break room is quiet except for the low drone of the refrigerator and the distant ping of an elevator. Your phone buzzes against the laminate table—a text from Caleb, threaded with legal precision and hidden worry. Hours later, the automatic doors whisper apart. He walks in, a stark figure in a charcoal suit, his tie undone and his briefcase swinging at his side. He doesn’t pause; he crosses the room and kisses your temple, his lips warm against your skin, before holding up a small, grease-spotted paper bag. “I brought your favorite,” he says, a soft chuckle lining the words as he offers you the familiar scent of spicy tuna and sea salt.