Heartbreak and Prescriptions

sed casually, deciding a walk would help clear her mind before her busy schedule at the hospital. Stepp

noticed her surroundings until a fami

entrance. He looked just as startled to see her. The awkwardness between them was

ous smile tugging at her lips. "

a tentative smile. "Likewise. Do y

rsonal involvement. Still, the genuine warmth in Julian's eyes was pe

amiliarity of the café easing their initial discomfort. Sophie stirre

first. "How are you fee

responded truthfully, glancing up a

derstanding. "I feel the same. Our p

entle yet cautious. "Maybe we should talk openl

rd, clearly relieve

phie asked quietly, the vulnera

ly, fear. We were both ambitious, and I felt I couldn't give you what you

ure of pain and relief. "You could have told me tha

k with sincerity. "I thought leaving was best fo

weight of Julian's revelation. Sophie finally broke the silence

tude clear in his expression

n, yet both were aware that unresolved complexities remaine

retfully, rising from the t

enuine warmth in his ey

ul. Perhaps this unexpected encounter had begun healing old