BethI showed up five minutes before lunch break — the exact time I usually came in for all my checkups — hoping that maybe, just maybe, the timing would work in my favor.It didn’t.At least not at first.Michelle, the front desk receptionist, didn’t even look up as she said, “I’m sorry, Beth. We’re closing for lunch. Christine could maybe—”Footsteps approached.A familiar voice cut clean through the air.“Miss Monroe,” Dr. Cole said, stopping beside the counter. “Why wasn’t I told you were here?”Michelle blinked, startled. “Dr. Cole, she doesn’t have an appointment and—”“Beth has VIP status,” he said smoothly, not taking his eyes off me. “I will always fit her in.”My heart did a stupid, fluttery thing. Michelle’s eyes widened like she’d just been told the moon was made of cheesecake.“Yes, of course,” she murmured. “I didn’t realize—”“You do now.” His tone was gentle, but firm enough that she nodded immediately.Then he turned to me, his expression shifting into something softe
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