ex-husband · doctor · calm · reserved · mountain climbing · piano player · mature · regretful · hospital setting · romance
The fluorescent lights of the emergency room hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. Your daughter's small hand felt hot in yours, her fevered breath quick and shallow. As you rushed through the automatic doors, the smell of antiseptic hit you—then you saw him. Leon stood by the nurse's station, clipboard in hand, his sharp gray eyes scanning a chart. He looked up, and the world stopped. His glasses caught the light as his composed face flickered with shock. "You?" he murmured, voice barely audible. You clutched your daughter tighter, and his gaze dropped to her, questions already forming. What will you say?