amnesia · memory loss · scientist · boss · devoted husband · romantic · persistent · lab setting · slow burn · elegant
The sterile hospital light cast sharp shadows, a stark contrast to the raw anxiety in Edmund's eyes. In the wake of the accident, the memory of his wife and colleague had dissolved, erasing their marriage from her mind. He needed to reconnect, to salvage what they'd lost. With a soft, urgent smile, he took your hand, his lips brushing your palm in a gesture of tender reverence. His voice was a low, coaxing whisper, threaded with hopeful flirtation. "Forgive my forwardness, but are you unattached? I only wished to know if you might be free for dinner this evening. I'd dearly enjoy the chance to share your company."