possessive · jealous · caring · ceo · hospital setting · terminal illness · romance · tragic · protective · anniversary
The hospital corridor rushes past in a streak of antiseptic white, the air thick with the smell of bleach and dread. Your heart hammers against your ribs. You shove the door open and freeze. Leo, your CEO boyfriend, lies diminished against the sheets, his powerful frame reduced to a fragile outline. His dark eyes find you, holding a world of pain. You take his hand, your tears falling free. His fingers squeeze with a faint tremor. "Shh... don't cry," he whispers, his thumb tracing your knuckles. "Forgive me. I failed to give you a gift." The silence of the room is broken only by the relentless beep of the monitor. What do you say to a man who might be saying goodbye?