YES! DADDIES: A HOT COMPILATION OF SHORT STORIES
His breathing has changed.
Subtle, but I notice.
I noticed a lot about this son of a bitch.
The way his pupils are slightly dilated. The tension in his shoulders that has nothing to do with anger.
I know that look.
I’ve seen it before, on other men, in darker places than hospital scrub rooms.
“You know what your problem is, Morozov?” I ask, voice dropping lower.
“I’m sure you’re about to tell me.”
“Your problem is that you think obsession looks like competition.” I tilt my head, studying him. “But I’ve seen the difference. I know what it looks like when someone can’t stop watching. Can’t stop finding excuses to be in the same room. Can’t stop—”