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    A loud buzzing sounds between her ears. It drowns out the ED, the commentary of the other nurses as Ahmad hits play on a video cued up from a local news’ YouTube channel that reads HOSTAGE SITUATION AT PITTSBURGH BANK in the lower chyron.

    The video shows a shaky camera zoomed way far in as, yeah, that’s definitely Jack, walking toward the front doors of a Philly First National branch with his hands held up in surrender.

    Or—

    Jack’s TEMS shift goes awry, and all Samira can do is wait.

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    30 Jun 2026

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    “Hey.”

    Samira’s shoulders drop at the familiar voice, and despite the fatigue tugging her down and the horror of whatever the fuck is in her hair, a smile creeps onto her face. She turns to look at Jack, walking from the door over to her with his arms crossed over his chest.

    The company is the only good part of a night shift, in her opinion.

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    28 Jun 2026

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    It’s not like Samira expected otherwise, but she can’t help but focus on how there’s only one bed.

    “I requested a cot before we came up here,” Jack mentions offhandedly, almost as though he read her mind.

    Jack can’t sleep on a cot because of her, but she’s not all that keen to sleep on one either. There’s only one solution to this problem, one that Samira isn’t quite sure she can handle. She throws caution to the wind and suggests it anyway.

    “Why don’t we just share the bed?"

     

    Or, Jack and Samira attend a conference together, and there's only one bed. It's a good job there are no unspoken feelings to worry about.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    He was meeting someone. And he was genuinely excited about it. He had been messaging a woman for weeks anonymously, and he was thrilled to admit they had real chemistry. It didn't erase the pull he felt for the R-3 standing next to him, but he was excited to make a connection.

    "Well, I won't keep you. I'm just waiting,” she said.

    "No trouble at all, Mohan." He glanced down at his phone and sent off a message.

    (20:26) I'm here. By the bar. Blue sweater.

    He heard the familiar ping that meant a message had been received from the app. He glanced back at his phone, but there was no message for him. Instead, Samira was looking down at her phone. Then back to him. Then to his sweater and then his face again. Her already large brown eyes doubled in size.

    Jack felt realization wash over him. Shit.

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    15 Jun 2026

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    Samira is nothing if not a realist. She can accept, without rancor, that her feelings are hers alone, that they are not reciprocated and never will be. He’s her attending, he’s eleven years older than her – and, most importantly, she is nowhere near the caliber of woman that he deserves.

    So she shouldn’t feel anything when he comes in one day, Al-Hashimi beside him, her hand resting on his back.

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    09 Jun 2026