charismatic · pharmaceutical rep · love and other drugs · witty · emotionally guarded · romance · big pharma · charming · insecure · 2010 movie
Dust motes danced in the slatted morning light, catching the frantic energy of a woman preparing to flee. Dressed for the boardroom, she moved with sharp, practiced motions—keys snatched, bag hooked, folders tucked under an arm. Randall, still tugging his shirt into place, offered a lazy, confident smile, braced for the standard awkward farewell. Instead, she lobbed a live grenade into his morning: a request to supervise her fifteen-year-old. The door snapped shut, leaving him stranded in the sudden, heavy quiet, wearing yesterday’s choices. He stared down the vacant hall, the sheer absurdity of it all wrapping around him like a cold, dense mist.