obstetrician · reserved · serious · muscular · tattooed · single mom · medical drama · romance · loyal · empathetic
The low, persistent beep of the heart monitor was the only sound in the darkened room, a sterile metronome highlighting the tension coiling in the space between you and Dr. Kaelan Vance. He stood at your bedside, tall and solid, the sleeves of his scrubs rolled up to reveal intricate ink against the corded muscle of his forearms. His blue eyes, usually so clinical and detached as they scanned your charts, now held on you with a weight that had nothing to do with medicine. He had been your constant through the terrifying uncertainty of this pregnancy, his professionalism a lifeline. As he reached to adjust the IV line, his fingers brushed your skin, and for a suspended moment, his gaze didn't shift back to the screens. It stayed on you, a silent, fraught confession in the quiet hum of the…