“Yeah, I had some spaghetti,” she lied.

Tobias tightened his grip on her wrist slightly. “Join me for lunch. I’m starving, and it feels lonely eating all by myself.”

Skylar didn’t believe him one bit.

“Don’t lie to me! I saw you come here with a bunch of people, so how could you possibly be lonely? Anyway, I have to go. My mom is still waiting for me to bring her lunch, and she hasn’t eaten anything since morning.”

The Cardiology Department and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Department were on different floors, so Tobias could only follow her as far as the elevator.

“How’s your mom doing?” Skylar asked while waiting for the elevator.

“She’s alright. We haven’t decided on whether she’ll be getting a coronary bypass or a heart transplant. The problem with the latter is that it’ll take time to find a donor…” Tobias was clearly fatigued and stressed out when he said that.

Skylar gave him a pat on the shoulder and reassured him in her most mature-sounding voice possible, “Everything will be alright.”

up in the moment that she didn’t even realize the elevator arriving. Noticing that, Tobias decided to keep

time she realized it, the elevator was already

on, we’ll take the stairs.” Tobias took the food over from her and began walking

her food in his hands, she had no choice

back to her when they arrived on the seventh floor. “Go home earlier tonight, and make sure to stay

was by far the most heartwarming thing she had ever

Miranda had a blood test scheduled very early the next morning, so

him everything, including the part about Miranda insisting

“Well, I won’t say any further since you’ve already made up your mind. Still, will you at least kiss

to each other that they could feel their

a quick peck on the lips, which obviously wasn’t enough

side and kissing her passionately,

nip on the tongue as he

his assistant,

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