𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙾𝙳𝙾𝚁𝙴 𝙼𝚌𝙶𝚁𝙰𝚃𝙷

as head of the trauma department , the meeting is inescapable . or so she’s told before she’s ushered into the auditorium .

— 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘹 . ” theodore’s feelings , by contrast , have been as plain to her as daylight . “ have you decided to stand aside or are you going to fight for her ? ”

“ you go home once every year around the anniversary of your mother’s death. ” she is attuned to his patterns . she has been since she helped to raise him. “ this year, you were early. ” she has connected the dots . “ what happened with maeve? ”

“ interesting . ” the veggies go into the air fryer . “ have i not mentioned that my girlfriend is married ? ” at her age , she abhors having to use juvenile words like girlfriend . “ odd . ”

— get to the nitty gritty of why he’d fled to scotland .