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How silly, she thought, that she may feel the most seen by a married man who likely had taken little notice of her.

She’d shutter a bit and busy herself with her task- never letting her eyes linger for more than the normal amount.

Plausible denyability, right? She had hoped nobody caught the way her knees buckled when he brushed his fingers along her accidentally.

Of course he was bound to touch her eventually with the way the ER practically demanded intimacy.

Doctors needed to touch their patients to access. and patients often needed the touch of their family members to maintain their strength.

Why should it be out of the question when doctors find themselves offering a light touch of reassurance to one another?

Yes, that was all it really was. Dr. Langdon would brush a hand across Mel’s shoulder as she worked her scalpel.

Maybe he’d even adjust her braid when he noticed a bit of frayed hair escaping her elastics. Mel would freeze slightly and focus on not embarrassing herself gravely by speaking her thoughts aloud.