Terra
"Morning sunshine!" Collins greeted me cheerfully as I dragged myself to the clinic breakroom coffee pot. "You're looking..." His teasing grin faltered taking in my disheveled state. "Rough. Late night?"
I grimaced, grabbing a chipped mug. "You could say that. The boys were wired and wild last night. Finally got them to settle sometime after 3am." I inhaled the rich roasted aroma before taking a cautious sip of scalding coffee. The jolt of caffeine could not come soon enough.
Collins made a sympathetic noise, handing me a powdered donut from the open box on the counter. Despite my chaotic morning, warmth spread through me at his thoughtful gesture.
"Here, get some sugar in you too. Can't have our star surgeon passing out mid-operation!" His eyes crinkled with gentle humor.
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