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Mel King has spent so long looking after everyone else that she has forgotten how to look after herself, and in turn has begun to live by the rule that if she isn't needed, she isn't necessary. Frank Langdon has spent the last year shrinking, the feeling of being needed, which he'd clung to so desperately for years, having shattered long before anyone found out about his addiction. At their lowest, they find solace in the other, learning what it is to be truly needed, and more importantly, wanted, discovering who they both are outside of the roles of caregiver and addict.
They fall in love along the way.
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18 Apr 2026
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“What do you think about the severe rash case? Think you want in on it or can I take it?”
Frank turns to face her, which makes her look at him. His eyebrow is raised, an expression of focus on his face. “I think I want you to take a break.”
Mel laughs, glances away before making eye contact again. “That’s a funny joke.”
“No, I'm serious. Mel, go take fifteen,” he says with a firm tone.
“But I don’t need a break.”
Frank places a gentle, yet strong, hand on her shoulder. Mel glances down at it, a bit too stunned to speak; her brain trips over itself. Frank rarely touches her like this. It should be overstimulating — and if it were anyone else, it very well might’ve been — but instead the weight of his hand on her shoulder grounds her. Becomes an anchor.
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17 Apr 2026