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perfectlysunny02 · 1 year

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Chapter Four

Word Count: 3k

Read it here or on AO3

AN: Thank you again so much @0shewrites0 for all your help. I appreciate you so much Rae🫶🏼

Grief group, in Suresh’s honest opinion, was a complete fucking waste of time. Sitting around in a circle, saying your feelings didn’t seem to help anyone. It wasn’t like the feelings went away, but Suresh continued to sit through Grief Group. It was, after all, just simply better than sitting in his empty apartment, with only a bottle of liquor to keep him company.

If only this lady would shut up, though, she’d been going on and on about losing someone named Jason for the better half of the hour.

“And it’s like I feel him everywhere, I even feel him in this room.”

“Bullshit,” And as every head turned to look at him, and awkward silence filled the room, Suresh began to realize he didn’t say that quite in his head as he had hoped.

“Excuse me,” the poor woman said.

“No offense,” Suresh scoffed, waving his hand. “I’m sure you’re a nice woman or whatever, but I’m calling bullshit. You do not feel your husband, son, whoever the fuck Jason is in this room. And if you really, truly do, you need to be committed.”

The lady opened her mouth to speak again, but a snort from the left of Suresh cut her off.

“I’m sorry,” the guy said, covering it up with a cough. “I am so sorry.”

“Anyway,” The lead said, clearing her throat. “Lucas, since you seem like you’d like to add something to what Suresh just said, how about you go next?”

“Ah yes,” the guy-Lucas cleared his throat and continued matter-of-factly and almost bored. “Hi. I’m Lucas Koh, and I lost my mother a year ago.”

Lucas Koh. The name rings a couple of bells. And as Suresh studied him, he was semi-sure he had seen him before. Lucas caught his eye as he was staring and sent a half smirk his way. Now he was definitely sure he had, but where?

“And how are you coping with that Lucas?”

Lucas shrugged.

“Work I suppose. It was alcohol until a fan saw me passed out drunk on the street and my producer decided I should attend this group. It’s not like I’m sad, me and my mother were never very close,”

“A fan?” Suresh asked, his brow furrowing.

“Damn Suresh, I thought you of all people would recognize me,” Lucas said, stretching. “I was on Season 2 of Love Island. I was runner up with Blake.”

Season 2. That’s where he had seen him. Harlow had actually been routing for him and Dahila Jones, until Lucas had returned from Casa Amor with Blake Mitchell and Dahlia with Kassam Maleek. Suresh flinched, trying not to think about his own Casa Amor.

“And how is Blake doing these days?” The lead asked.

“I dunno,” Lucas let out a bitter laugh. “Apparently I work too much for her, she left me a month ago.”

“Not surprised,” Suresh said, before he could stop himself. “No offense or anything man, but Harlow never liked her. Said she was the type to leave when shit would get hard.”

“Well, she was right,” Lucas muttered. “How is Harlow by the way? You two won Season 4 right?”

“Ah, no. Season 5.” Suresh muttered, his heart twisting as he asked about Harlow. “And H-Harlow is actually the reason I’m here.”

“Oh shit, I am so sorry man, truly. From what I could tell from the telly, Harlow was pretty amazing.”

Suresh smiled a small smile, and nodded.

“Yeah, she was. She was pretty special.”

Suresh was unsure of how it happened, but that day after grief group, Lucas Koh had become his best friend. You rarely saw one without the other.

“It was the Jason remark,” Lucas had told him when he asked. “You weren’t the only one wanting her to shut the fuck up. Besides we’re both former islanders, we’ve got to stick together. Especially since the season you were on had the worst people.”

“I’m ashamed,” Suresh had said, quietly. “I’m ashamed of my season of Love Island. They weren’t the only ones who treated Harlow so bad, I did too. And I look back and cringe at the person I was.”

“She forgave you, you know. She wouldn’t have picked you, if she hadn’t. If it makes you feel any better, not one other islander from your season has spoken about her death and the internet is not only dragging them for it, but for what they did in the villa. Again.”

Suresh let out a laugh.

“That does make me feel better, thank you.”

Suresh was proud, ever since Lucas walked into his life, he hadn’t had one single drink.

He was actually a semi-working human, until one day that he and Lucas didn’t have plans.

In the quiet, and loneliness of his apartment, the grief set in again. His thoughts overwhelming him, he broke out his bottle of gin and settled into the couch. It was going to be a long night. Or at least it was until the ring of his phone brought Suresh out of whatever stupor he was in.

“Hello,” He muttered, rubbing his forehead.

“Hey mate,” Lucas laughed. “Turns out I’m free tonight. Do you want to hang or something?”

“Uh, no,” Suresh mumbled, slightly slurring his words. “I’m a littleeee busy at the moment. S-sorry mate.”

There was a moment of silence, before Lucas began speaking again, more serious than Suresh had ever heard him.

“Suresh, are you drunk?”

“No,” Suresh laughed, bitterly. “At least not yet anyway.”

“Okay, well hold on, I’m on my way.”

Suresh went to tell him there was no need to come over but the end signal told him that he was far too late for that.

Lucas had to have run a red light or two by the way he arrived at Suresh’s quickly.

“Hey mate,” Suresh said leaning on the door as he opened it. “You didn’t have to come over. Although I’m glad to know how much you long to be around me.”

“Whatever Suresh,” Lucas muttered, pushing himself into the apartment. “Where the alcohol?”

Suresh, assuming that Lucas wanted a drink too, motioned towards his room.

“Have as much as you need mate, we’re all alcoholics here after all.” He laughed.

“That’s not funny, Suresh.” Lucas snapped as he walked into the room. Honestly his tone should’ve been enough to clue Suresh in on what’s going on, but it wasn’t until he heard the sink running that it clicked for him.

“What are you doing?” Suresh yelled, trying to push his way into the bathroom.

“Mate stay there, this is for your own good.”

“My own good? You don’t know shit about my own good.” The door finally gave way, only for Suresh to realize Lucas had already dumped it all out.

“No,” He whispered, close to tears, pushing at Lucas’s chest weakly. “No, what have you done? What have you done?!”

“What should’ve been done already,” Lucas stood there calmly taking the hits. “I’ve been here before Suresh, okay? I’ve been here before. She’s not at the bottom of these bottles, you’re not going to find her, okay? And I am so so sorry.”

Suresh practically collapses in Lucas’s arms, and Lucas gently lowers him to the ground, placing his head on his lap, lightly shushing him as he cries.

Suresh wasn’t sure how long he laid there, how long it took him to run out of tears, but even when it seemed to be over, he didn’t want to move. Lucas seemed in no hurry ti move either, letting Suresh take his time, and he gently rubbed his side.

“I can’t sleep without it,” Suresh mumbled breaking the silence.

“What?” Lucas asked, slightly blinking, confused.

“I can’t sleep without it, I can’t sleep sober. I-I keep waiting for her to come back. I can’t sleep until she’s safe inside our apartment. It’s too empty here without her.”

“Do you want me to stay with you a few days?” Lucas muttered. “Because I will, you don’t have to go through this alone.”

“Why-why do you care?” Suresh hiccuped. “You’ve only known me a short while. Marisol was here last month and knew I was drinking and didn’t stop it.”

Lucas’s jaw hardened and he took a deep breath.

“A real fucking friend would’ve taken it away.” He said, hints of anger in his voice. “And like I said, I’ve been here before. It’s nothing but a whole lot of pain. So if it’s because it’s simply too empty here, I will stay here. I meant it when you don’t have to stay alone.”

As Suresh glanced up at Lucas, he allowed himself to smile the tiniest of a smiles. Maybe there was a light at this dark tunnel.

#litg fanfic #litg #litg ex in the villa #litg s5 #ao3 fanfic #suresh x mc #suresh x lucas maybe idk #litg suresh x mc #suresh x harlow #lucas koh #litg season 2 #tw grief #tw grieving #tw alchoholism #tw death #sunny’s fics

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ellegreenwxy · 2 years

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you call it stealing, i call it borrowing

lucas x mc | criminal!mc and detective!lucas au | 10k words | explicit

“We’ve got another hit.” Alexander’s voice sounded in his office, drawing Detetive Lucas Koh’s attention away from the bulletin board he’d set up against the wall, the cork already pierced with countless photos and hastily-written notes, barely legible in his handwriting. Frustration burned, hot and ugly in his stomach at the realization that he would have to make room for yet another crime scene photo. This was the second time this week that some cat burglar had gotten the drop on him and his team. It wasn’t normal for one to strike this often, and whoever it was, each location they hit was home to more expensive items than the last. They were gaining confidence and they were gaining it fast.

#litg ff #litg fanfic #lucas x mc #lucas koh #litg lucas #litg s2 #litg season 2

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queen-of-boops · 1 year

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Chapter 20: The One On The Private Jet

Read on Ao3 here.

Tag List: @kunepie, @future-mrs-suresh (let me know if you want to be added!)

#litg fanfic #litg ff #litg lucas #litg lucas koh #litg s2 #litg season 2 #litg fanfiction #litg #love island the game season 2 #love island the game s2 #love island the game #lucas x mc #lucas koh

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mrsbsmooth · 2 years

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Hey there! Hope your having a great day hun. Just wondering if you could recommend some good Lucas fanfic! Love that pixel man ♥️

Of course sweetie 🤍

There are a lot of Lucas fics, and he gets shipped with a lot of different people.

Main Ao3 tags:

Lucas x OC

Lucas x MC

Lucas x Bobby

Lucas x Henrik

Lucas Fic Recommendations

The ones highlighted in red are my personal favourites

🏡🏡In-Villa🏡🏡

Only Want You - 100k+ - museumbuilder05

Dealbreaker - 150k+ - sailorpleiades

The Tender Trap - 150k+ - dried_apricots

Caught in the Act - 20k+ - throughthejunobush

My Only Angel - 150k+ - ThalFox

The Power Couple - 75k+ - BattleBelle 23

🕵️‍♀️Fake/Pretend Relationship🕵️‍♀️

Leather and Lace - 10k+ - Queen_Of_Boops

champagne problems - 2.5k+ - @ellegreenwxy

More than we bargained for - 10k+ - @thoracic-orchid

For the Love of...Money? - 4k+ - MarauderNo5

⚔️Enemies to Lovers⚔️

Ghost Light - 20k+ - @fuseboxmusebox

Now You Know - 7k+ - Blueberry_cupcakes

Wishful drinking - 7.5k+ - @lucas-koh

Libby & Lucas - 7.5k+ - @fuseboxmusebox

🤝Friends/Aquaintances to Lovers🤝

Playing by your rules - 15k+ - @eskiix

Where the Tulips Bloom - 30k+ - @lucas-koh

Confessions - 6.5k+ - @vulnerabledime

Someone Like me - 5.5k+ - @longbobmckenzie

😈Bad/Mean/Naughty Lucas😈

The Bad Guy - 7.5k+ - @sparxaf

patience is a virtue (that i don't have) - 4.5k+ - maximofos

Who Doesn't Love a Reunion? - 4k+ - @vulnerabledime

anatomy of a heartbreak - 5.5k - @longbobmckenzie

💙Some other great fics that don't fit in the above💙

Infinity - 5k+ - @i-boop-you

I can’t believe I missed this one omg I’m so sad 😭

New Balance - 10k+ - @vulnerabledime

Instant attraction / Damaged Characters

An Accidental Journey - 25k+ - @vulnerabledime

Accidental Pregnancy. Ruh-ro.

When the Dead Come Knocking - 7.5k+ - @longbobmckenzie

LITG x Walking Dead Crossover

The guy next door - 1.5k+ - @thoracic-orchid

A classic Bobcas with the boy-next-door

[Shameless self-promo]

Places we won't be found - 10k+ - Lucas/OC

Men of Particular Interests - 3k+ - Lucas/Noah/Bobby

The Boys go on a trip - 5.5k+ - Lucas/Noah

#litg #litg lucas #litg season 2

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longbobmckenzie · 10 months

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I've written for Bobby, Henrik, Lucas, Levi, and more! Mostly S2 with some S1 and S6 sprinkled in (and a few fics featuring S3 characters in minor roles). Bobby is heavily featured since I had a lot of ideas for him, but I think I've retired from him now!

Under the Influence - A series of fics featuring my OC Josie, including 2 full-length villa fics (one complete, one in progress) and multiple oneshots. Some of these are alternate timelines.

Whiskey & Scotch | Bobby x MC | Explicit - the OG. A slow burn villa fic that takes canon and twists it to create a fresh new story. Ranks 3rd in the fandom in kudos! Complete, 230k

One for the Road | Bobby x MC | Mature - a post-villa oneshot set around Christmas after W&S

On the Rocks | Bobby x MC x Lucas | Explicit - an in-villa threesome in an alternate universe. Explicit

Another Round | Bobby x MC x m!OC | Explicit - sequel to On the Rocks, also a threesome, this time featuring a male OC. Explicit

Worth a Shot | Lucas x MC | Explicit - a separate alternate timeline, in which Josie picks Lucas over Bobby. Explicit/Mature

Whiskey & Wildflowers | Henrik x MC | Explicit - alternate timeline villa fic with Henrik as endgame instead of Bobby. plenty of changes to the original but still the same basic storyline

The Adventures of Long Bob McKenzie - pirate!Bobby, anyone? These are all complete and all rated Explicit. The first 2 are short chaptered fics.

Edge of the World - inspired by the boys' pirate chat at dinner, a swashbuckling tale of adventure and romance

Sails on the Horizon - a sequel with a new villain, new adventure

Dead Men Tell No Tales - a oneshot set in between the events of EOTW and SOTH

Fix Me - a series of 4 fix-it fits for various S6 scenes featuring Roberto as the love interest. 3 are with the same MC, the other is unrelated

Convince Me | Roberto x MC | Explicit - A steamy hot tub date gets even steamier

Join Me | Roberto x MC | Explicit - A rewrite of the recoupling when Elliot steals MC, and the daybeds scene with Roberto

Choose Me | Roberto x MC | Teen - A Stick/Twist ceremony rewrite

Love Me | Roberto x MC | Mature - A rewrite of the terrace date

These are all completed fics ranging from ~20k to ~120k words... with multiple chapters, of course.

cashmere & cocoa | Henrik x MC | Explicit - a short, smutty chaptered fic in which MC finds shelter in a snowstorm at Henrik's cabin. Henrik x MC, Explicit

not the only one | Henrik x MC | Mature - a truncated villa fic starting with the aftermath of the disaster recoupling. Henrik x MC, Mature

it's just a crush | Bobby x MC | Mature - a slow burn Bobby AU in which Gary's younger sister has a crush on Bobby for years. Bobby x MC, Mature

Bobby, meet Lucas | Bobby x Lucas | Explicit - an in-villa fic in which Bobby's got it bad for Lucas, but Lucas can't stand him. Bobby x Lucas, Explicit

(Help) Wanted | Levi x MC | Mature - a short Levi AU in which he goes on the run for a murder he didn't commit

Amelia Can't Win | Marshall x MC | Mature - After finding out the truth about Zeph, MC plans her revenge against her sister

Luc & Hen's Sexcellent Kinkventure | Lucas x Henrik | Explicit - Kinktober 2023 fic in which Lucas and Henrik are porn actors who are also dating each other

Bobby

saving the best for last | Bobby x MC | Mature - basically what Bobby gets up to on a hoe route

first impressions | Bobby x MC | Mature - Bobby regency fic

lights, camera... love? | Bobby x MC | Explicit - pornstar Bobby falls for his scene partner

anatomy of a heartbreak | Bobby x Lucas | Mature - Bobby has a crush on Professor Koh

Henrik

under my skin | Henrik x Bobby | Mature - Henrik's in love with Lucas, who's dating Bobby. Bobby is a little shit. Lucas forces the two of them to spend a weekend together...

one last good thing | Henrik x MC | Explicit - Henrik has a healing cock. don't ask.

When the Dead Come Knocking | Henrik x Lucas | Mature - LITG x The Walking Dead

doggy fashion | Henrik x Arjun | Explicit - Arjun and Henrik meet through their dogs (sorta?)

the stars shine bright | Henrik x MC | Mature - Henrik camping fluff

cocked and loaded | Henrik x Lucas | Mature - Henrik/Lucas forbidden romance mafia AU

kaleidoscope | Henrik x MC, Lucas x MC | Mature - MC meets her soulmate... days before she's supposed to marry his best friend

Other

someone like me | Lucas x MC | Teen - Friends to lovers

the lengths we go to | Mature - MC plans to win and steal the money

regrets | Teen - Rohan regrets not confessing his feelings

Jo & Tim & Blake & Rohan | Explicit - bang-or-die foursome. don't ask

dewey decimal system | Noah x MC | Explicit - Library smut

Wings of Fate | Roberto x MC | Teen - Fake Dating/Childhood friends reunited

things you said when you were drunk Magnus x Josie | Bobby x Josie | Bobby x Scarlet

things you said after you kissed me - Bobby x Lucas

things you didn't say at all - Lucas x Josie

things I wish you'd said - Lucas x Josie

things you said over the phone - Magnus x Josie

things you whispered in my ear - Bobby x Magnus

things you said through your teeth - Henrik & Magnus

“I’ll keep coming back for as long as you want me to.” - Bobby x MC

“Stop being so hot, please.” - Bobby x MC

“I love you, but I love her more.” - Bobby x Lucas

#longbob masterlist #litg fanfiction

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mercedesdecorazon · 1 year

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💫Fanfic Update💫

✨️Alien✨️

Chapter Four

She had let her anger get to her and now she was the angry black woman on the show.

I need to calm down quicker. I can't let myself get angry again. I need to be careful.

Her heart beat fast and she was frightened. So frightened. For how the viewers would see her and for her place in the show.

This was a game after all.

Tag List: @0shewrites0 , @shanaywright , @sparxaf , @lasswithumor , @fujiihime , @beesandfigsblog , @sailorpleiades , @notasdriedapricots , @mrsbsmooth , @itsrealityboo , @i-boop-you , @csmicletters , @vulnerabledime , @orangecandi , @starsarestars , @ordoesshemouthfuckyouforever , @kvngdomheartz , @luckyqueenreign , @future-mrs-suresh , @rebelrayne , @eskiix , @queen-of-boops , @kunepie (If anyone wants to added to the list, please let me know.)

#litg #litg season 2 #litg s2 #litg lucas #litg mc: rosalia #litg mc #litg lucas x rosalia #litg lucas x mc #litg ff alien #litg and black women #lucas koh #litg lucas koh

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eskiix · 2 years

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Playing By Your Rules Chapter 3 - Snap

Lucas x OC Post Villa

Ao3 Chapter word count: Approx 2,700

Summary:

Fresh from a break up, Lucas meets Katie. Flirty and fun, but emotionally unavailable, she's stuck in bed and bored out of her mind after breaking her ankle.

What better way to cure her boredom and help Lucas get over his ex than by falling into bed together?

Their arrangement has three rules:

No kissing

If it stops being fun, they stop

And - most importantly - no catching feelings

#I've got chapter titles now #wow #playing by your rules #lucas x mc #litg lucas #lucas koh #litg fic #litg fanfiction

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csmicletters · 2 years

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sleepless night

Zara woke up to a faint knock to her door, she sleeply rub her eyes and pull her head up out of the sheets looking around to make sure it wasn’t just a dream, when she sees Lucas face poke through her door and he says: — Good morning, can I come in?

She just nod positively with her head not wanting to face what was about to come her way.

She had one hell of a night with almost no sleep after their fight last night, and after Lucas running away from their issues again, she was sure he wasn’t gonna like the solution she ended up coming up with on her own, but she did what she had to do. So, she took a deep breath and fixed herself in their huge bed and caressed her belly, but when she looked up she saw that he had carried in a breakfast tray and put next to her with all her favorites; orange juice freshly squeezed, a waffle with Nutella and strawberries on the side, and she feels her heart swell for a couple seconds until she remembers what’s about to happen.

She gathers her courage and looks at him, who unfortunately looks just as devastated as her, deep bags under his eyes, hints that he had been crying and messy hair, and Lucas never had messy hair, he was still wearing the same clothes he had the night before.

She brings her hands to his cheek and say: — We have to talk, Luke. — and another deep breath just escape her.

He looks at her, full of regret and says: — Please, Zara, I can’t lose you. I know things didn’t go like we both planned but we will figure this out together.

But she continues: — I know I told you when we met that I didn’t care about having kids, it was never my lifelong dream to be a mom or anything like that, and I want you to know that I meant it. But now, the baby is here, and as much as I love you, I can’t do anything about it. If I get rid of it, I won’t be able to live with myself, Lucas. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I wanna keep the baby, and raise it, even if it means it will be by myself. — She says while sobbing.

— Baby, we have been together for almost three years now, and you teached me so much already, and last night, I spent the whole night walking and than driving around with no direction, not knowing where I was going. Until I started to think why I never wanted to have kids, and you know… Growing up with my dad wasn’t the easiest, he made sure that I was always aware that I could never be better than him in anything I tried to do, he took every chance he had to diminish me, my profession, my decisions, my accomplishments, he was a bad father, he never showed me how to love or that I should be loved by anyone and just like everything else, if I couldn’t be better, how could I ever be any good to a child of mine? Zara, I don’t want you to get rid of this baby, I realize now, I am better than him because I wanna be a better man for you and for this kid, every day, I want you and our baby to feel loved and supported and I don’t want our child to feel the way I did, ever. We are different, and we will do better, we love each other. I’m sorry I didn’t started this journey with you having the best reaction, but I promise you, from now on, I will be by your side every step of the way, no more running. — He says so certain and calmly that it takes her by surprise when he hugs her and kisses her belly, whispering: — Hey little one, I’m your dad, I was already a jerk to your mom, but I promise you she is the best, and we will make everything in our power to make you feel the happiest and most loved kid in the planet.

He looks back at her and they kiss, like they had never kissed before in the almost four years they have been together, they feel like they are exactly where they belong now, and everything is right in the world.

#litg #litg lucas #litg fanfic #litg s2 #litg Lucas koh #litg daddy Lucas #litg mc x Lucas

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whatisreggieshortfor · 2 years

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The Doctor

For @mercedesdecorazon

Lucas x MC

Enemies to lovers? I tried, homie.

Rosalia Edwards had not been having a good day. She was scheduled to interview a new candidate for the open slot in her roster and not only had she woken up late, but her coffee maker broke. Then her car wouldn’t start and she missed the trolley which led to her running through the streets of Oxford. She had to wait at every light for the the signal to go, and as soon as she could finally see her office coming into view, she was startled to fall back from her step forward by a motorbike running over her foot. “Oh bloody-“

“I’m sorry!” The driver shouted, pulling off his helmet as he hurriedly pulled over beside her.

But Rosalia was already done with the day, so she ignored the apology, “You bloody daft- don’t you look where you’re going?”

“Can I take you to the hospital or something? Please, what can I do?”

“Nothing!” She winced, limping around him, “I’m already late!”

Rosalia hurried into her office, calling in one of the medical staff to check over her foot, and she was relieved to see she’d made it in with ten minutes before the interview. Once she was wrapped up and advised to ice it later, she sagged into her desk chair out of relief it wasn’t broken. Still, she was annoyed that she wouldn’t be able to get her caffeine before meeting the candidate for her open position, so she settled with pulling out his file. Lucas Koh. Physiotherapist. His references and education were the best she’d ever seen, especially for the relatively small client base they handled, mostly those with low income that couldn’t afford private insurance. Applicants with his kind of resume weren’t looking for such a low paying position, even the ones fresh out of school expected to make better money. But he had applied with her clinic, probably as a stepping stone to have experience listed for a new job elsewhere but she planned to take what she could get.

What she didn’t plan was seeing an infuriatingly familiar face being guided into her office five minutes before the interview started. Still, she was a professional. “I’m sorry, I’m meeting with a potential employment prospect in a few minutes, so if you needed something, I’ll need to direct you to one of my associates.”

She watched as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, “Yes, ma’am, uh, I realize this morning probably led us off on the wrong foot, but I’m here for the interview.” He cringed at the choice of words.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, “You are Lucas Koh?” His lips pressed in a thin line as he gave her a nod.

The man who ran over her foot this morning was the same man that was overqualified for the position he was applying for. The man she desperately needed to hire for her patients. Oh, fuck her life.

Rosalia was not going to let her patients suffer, but she also didn’t want to hire someone that couldn’t pay attention to something as serious as pedestrians while driving.

So while she did hire him, she kept one eye on him at all times while he was with a patient.

Lucas could deal with that. He understood why she would be hesitant. He ignored the sense of insecurity it gave him. He knew how to do his job, and he knew he could do it well, so he just needed to wait until she could see that.

It took three months before she stopped watching over his shoulder. Three months of surveys with patients, double checking his notes in files, but Rosalia was finally accepting that it had been a bad first impression that she was holding over his head. She was actually starting to enjoy his company as the days went on. Instead of studiously sitting in her office at lunch, she would go down to the break room and share a table with him like she had the other employees when they were new. Instead of criticizing every note he made, she started letting him know he was doing good work. Instead of scheduling his appointments for the worst times in a social life, she started scheduling them for reasonable times. Instead of glaring at him, they started sharing smiles.

She hated to admit that when she wasn’t actively trying to hate him, she was realizing how much of a catch he was. Both a catch for her clinic, and he could be a catch in a romantic aspect if she ever got over her pride and chose to acknowledge the feelings budding in her chest. Rosalia saw Lucas’s kindness. His optimism and loyalty and humor. She finally saw him.

And then she got the call she’d been expecting, but was terrified of when it was coming. A larger, high scale clinic in the city was calling about a certain physiotherapist that had applied to their facility.

Rosalia had a choice. She could sabotage the reference. She could tell them he ran late to work. Tell them he got snippy with patients, didn’t know how to fill out files.

Or she could tell them the truth.

So she answered their questions. Told the director of the clinic that he was the most skilled physiotherapist she’d ever worked with, how he won the loyalty and affection of his patients with ease, how he was selfless and helpful to his coworkers.

When she finally hung up, she knew he had the job. That knowledge set a burning feeling in her gut, and with it she stormed out of her office.

Lucas’s head snapped up from his paperwork when his office door slammed shut, “Dr. Edwards?” When he remembered they were alone in the office, his voice turned softer than his professional tone, “Rosalia, are you alright?”

“Were you going to put in your two week notice at least?” She bit out. Rosalia wasn’t even sure why her voice was so vicious, but she could feel the anger burning in her face and knew that if it could it would be turning red in her fury.

His brow furrowed, “Put in my two weeks for what?”

She barked out a humorless laugh, “Orenthal Clinic? Did you already forget you applied?”

“Orenthal…” his forehead pinched in concentration before the recognition lit his eyes, “I did apply there. But what’s brought this up?”

She could’ve scoffed at the confusion in his voice. Why did he think she was bringing it up? But instead she asked her own question. “If they hadn’t called, would you have even told me?” Lucas finally stood up from his desk as the anger burned out for something else Rosalia wasn’t ready to identify.

As he crossed the space between them, posing himself on the edge of his desk only a foot away so the wood no longer stood between them, he crossed his arms, “I did apply there. Months ago. I didn’t want your dislike for me to disrupt your clinic- I could see the stiffness it brought to you when you talked to patients and everyone said you weren’t like that before. I thought it would’ve been easier for you if I left.”

“But the patients love you!” She argued, “You were just going to abandon them?”

“No! Never!” His eyes widened, “I planned on utilizing those odd hours you gave me at the beginning to work around the new clinic schedule so I could still help them.”

“So you were just abandoning me.” The statement caught him off guard, but it seemed to surprise her just as much. Suddenly the feeling she didn’t want to identify had a name. Betrayal.

Immediately, Rosalia was turning to leave. She hadn’t planned to say that, she hadn’t plan to feel that way, and she didn’t want to be there when he shot her down. Lucas had other plans, catching her arm quickly before she could make it to the door, “Whoa, whoa. Please, just talk to me. I was going to change facilities to help you. You didn’t like me.”

“No! I didn’t! You ran me over! But-“ she threw her hands up as much as she could while he still held her elbow.

“But what?”

“But you had to be so you!” She shot out. “You had to be so charming and nice and polite and what the hell was I supposed to do? Just hate you so I looked like a crazy person to everyone else?”

“So…you don’t hate me because other people don’t hate me?”

“I don’t hate you because I like you!” They both froze, for only a second. She took the opportunity to yank her arm away, storming out of his office and to the car park as quickly as she could. She wouldn’t be able to avoid the conversation forever, but she figured she might at least be able to avoid it for now.

She was wrong. She hadn’t even made it to her car before Lucas had shaken himself from his stupor and caught up. “Rosalia! Wait, please!”

“No! Just forget it- forget I said anything! The Orenthal Clinic will be great for you- you’ve talked about the Doctors Without Borders thing before. They’ll help you get there! Don’t worry about this place. It’s survived without you before and it can-“

“Rosalia. Please.” He interrupted, gently catching hold of her hand and tugging her to a stop, “I don’t want to leave this place. I really just…I don’t want to leave you. I understand why you didn’t like me at first. I understand why you were hesitant. But when you started to actually trust me to do my job, when you started to open up with me- it made me realize how special this place really is.” Slowly, like he was afraid she’d run away again if he moved too fast, Lucas intertwined their fingers, “You made this clinic knowing you’d be spending more to keep it running than you made. You brought life into it and made it a safe place for patients that wouldn’t be able to get help otherwise. That’s the kind of work I want to be a part of. That’s the kind of help I want to give. I only applied somewhere else because I didn’t want to be a hindrance to you, I applied there before your opinion of me started to change. But I never to leave here. I never wanted to leave you.”

“So…if you aren’t leaving…what now?”

“Well, tomorrow I’ll be checking with HR about the policies here about inter office dating,” they chuckled together, “but maybe you’ll still let me take you to dinner tonight?”

Rosalia was quiet for a long moment, eyes tracing over every inch of Lucas’s face as if she needed to assess the sincerity, “Yeah. Okay.”

Later, while they were sat at a table eating Chinese and laughing at something that had happened to a coworker, Lucas got the call. Looking Rosalia in the eye with a smile, he turned down their offer, stating that he was at exactly where he wanted to be.

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