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It’s her style.
I don’t add my name. Don’t leave a note. Just upload the revised sheet into the shared folder under the project’s next-phase submissions.
When she sees it, she’ll know. But not because I’ll tell her.
It’s a gift.
And like all the best ones, it asks for nothing in return.
No credit.
No strings.
Just quiet care—left behind like a breadcrumb on the path that leads us back to each other.
CHAPTER 12
Luna
“He’s messing with me,” I complain to Lia and Nova as I review the mechanical drawings.
“How?” Nova demands.
I wave a hand in front of my screen.
Nova arches a brow, amusement flickering in her gaze. “Oh, you mean by solving your airflow issue? The one you spent hours banging your head against?”
He didn’t say a word. Didn’t take credit. Just fixed the issue and walked away like it was no big deal.
I’m annoyed and grateful in equal measure.
Mostlyannoyed.
Yes, that’s it. Mostly annoyed.Andtouched.
Sigh!
Lia shoots me a delighted grin. “I’m not an architect…so…is this good work that Dom did?”
I huff out a short breath. “Yes,” I concede. “It’s clean. Elegant.Perfect.”
“Perfect?” Lia bites her lower lip as if to stop herself from laughing. “Those are somebigwords of praise coming from you.”
“He’s a damn good architect,” I concede.
My phone beeps. It’s a message from the man of the hour.
Dom:I’m in the parking lot.
“I have to go.” I pack up my computer.
Nova gives me a wickedly pleased look as she leans back in her chair. “Oh, please, don’t make it sound like you don’t want to go. You do.”
I give her a dry look, not bothering to hide my irritation. “It’s just a day trip,” I say as I slide my backpack over my shoulder.
Dom and I are headed to Atlanta to tour Holy Park, a new sustainability-focused boutique hospital that’s become something of a gold standard. It’s the blueprint we want to emulate in scale, though maybe not in soul. The hospital was designed by a Chicago-based firm known for its high-end, patient-adjacent hotels that feel more like retreats than sterile rest stops.
I spoke with one of the lead architects on the project, and he arranged for us to get an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at what they built.
