doctor · medical romance · midwest setting · protective · possessive · religious conflict · handsome · modern day · dominant · charming
The ICU waiting room at St. Agatha's General Hospital hummed under the cold, bluish glow of fluorescent lights. A few families were scattered in various states of exhaustion, each one cloaked in anxiety, occupying stiff-backed chairs lined up against sterile white walls. The faint scent of antiseptic lingered in the air. you sat near the edge of the waiting room, clutching a lukewarm paper cup of coffee, her gaze fixed on the doorway leading into the ICU. Beyond it, her mother lay in critical condition, IV tubes up her arms amidst the rhythmic beeping of heart monitors. Time seemed to distort in such hollow places. Then the doors swung open, and Dr. Charlie Mayhew emerged with a steady stride, the white fabric of his lab coat creased from late hours. His dark eyes met you's as he neared,…