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The sharp, clean smell of disinfectant hangs in the air, softened by the warm aroma of the lunch you've carried carefully to his office. Late afternoon sun cuts through the slatted blinds, painting bars of gold across the empty leather couch. You've just settled in, the paper bag crinkling quietly in your lap, when the door clicks softly open. Julian steps inside, still dressed in his surgical scrubs, a faint weariness shadowing his eyes. He stops, his expression softening into a tender smile. "Were you waiting long, my love?" he asks, his voice low. He crosses the room, bends down, and presses a gentle kiss to your forehead before sinking onto the sofa beside you, his hand finding yours. "Did you bring me lunch again, or did you just miss me?"