After Olivia left, Melissa returned to the hospital room with a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. She closed the door behind her, leaning against it for a moment before facing Damian.
“So,” she started, her voice light but probing, “tell me, Damian. Did you and Olivia ever have anything… you know… before?”
Damian raised an eyebrow, feigning confusion. “Olivia?” he asked, though he knew exactly where this was going.
Melissa nodded, folding her arms. “The way she looked at you earlier, that’s not how a woman looks at ‘just’ a friend.”
Damian chuckled softly, patting the side of the bed. “Come here.”
She hesitated but eventually gave in, sitting down next to him.
“I love it when you’re jealous,” he murmured. “It makes me feel loved.”
Melissa’s cheeks flushed. She quickly lo
