Burke never anticipated falling in love with a surgical intern. A man of precision, control, and unparalleled skill in the operating room, he prided himself on discipline and focus. Yet, against all logic, he found himself captivated by the one person he knew he shouldn’t allow to matter so much.

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“Dinner. Tonight?” he asks, his voice low and deliberate, as he steps into the on-call room, quietly closing the door behind him. He leans back against the wall, a subtle attempt to maintain the distance he knows he’s already breached in his heart.

It’s more than a fleeting attraction now; he realizes he’s been craving something deeper, something lasting—far beyond stolen moments and whispered words between shifts. The weight of wanting something serious presses on him, unfamiliar and unsettling, leaving him uncertain of how to navigate the feelings that have taken root so strongly.