"Surprise!"

Henrik looked up from his reports to see Roxanna standing there, her hair back to blonde once more, and falling a little past her shoulders, and he smiled dazedly. "What are you…?"

"I scraped together a bit of money to come visit you during my fall break. Turns out tutoring can be slightly lucrative, when the student is desperate enough." She plopped down into the free chair in the nurse's station, and reached out, taking hold of his hand and squeezing it tightly. "Graham told me where I could find you, since he recognized the slightly lost look I had on my face as I wandered around near the coffee shop downstairs."

He finally smiled as he nodded, squeezing her hand back. "He's a really good mentor."

"So I've gathered from your letters and my short interaction with him. I know, you still have an hour to go on your shift, but I've been allowed to shadow you as you do your last round of obs. Graham said that it's because it's early in the morning, so there aren't many patients either awake or here."

He nodded as he finished the last report on his stack, pushing his glasses up his nose as he stood, not wanting to let go of Roxanna's hand but knowing that he had to in order to accomplish his work. "All right, my little shadow, let's head out on those rounds." She nodded eagerly before comporting herself, a serious, yet open, look on her face. "Your doctor face is brilliant, Roxy."

"I've been practicing, Henrik." They nodded, and then she winked, breaking a little of the tension between them as he brought her out with him. Graham was correct, there weren't very many people on the ward at the moment, and most of them were sleeping still, making his work that much easier. Roxanna asked a few insightful questions that he was glad to answer, and the patients seemed to respond well to her demeanor, which he found to be so calm and sweet, a more muted version of herself. A tiny smile graced his face as he realized just how good a doctor she would be.

"All right, Henrik, go change. I'll keep Roxanna company while you do."

They both looked at Graham, and Henrik nodded a little before reaching out and brushing his hand across Roxanna's arm as he made his way towards the locker room, opening his locker and taking out his clothes and quickly changing out of his scrubs. It felt good to be in his own clothes, and Henrik rolled his shoulders a little before shouldering his satchel and making his way back to Roxanna and Graham. They were talking quietly at the nurse's station, but Roxanna must have sensed his approach, as she glanced over at him, a dazzling smile on her lips. A quick look to Graham showed that he had a knowing smirk on his lips as he surreptitiously held up his left hand and stroked his ring finger with his right hand.

"Ready to head out?" Roxanna asked as she slipped her arm around his waist. He looked to Graham and saw the small nod there before he nodded as well. "Perfect! I thought we could get a late brekkie and then I can take a nap in your bed?"

"That sounds lovely," he said as they started for the lifts. "Did you have a good conversation with Graham?"

"I did. He seems like a lovely person to work with, Henrik, and I wish that I could do my foundation work with him, but I don't think that will happen."

"You could always do a rotation in general surgery?" he said as he pressed the down button. She shrugged a little, her duffle bag falling off her shoulder to dangle from the crook of her arm. Henrik reached out and took hold of it, slinging it over his shoulder as the doors opened and they walked in. Roxanna pressed the button for the ground floor before getting into his space once more, and he instinctively put his arm around her waist, relishing her warm weight pressing against his body as the elevator travelled downwards. "I mean, it would help make you a little more flexible, in the long run."

"I might have to consider that. And if it meant I got to spend more time with you, well, that would just be the cherry on the top, wouldn't it?" He nodded, squeezing her waist a little as the doors opened and they stepped out in tandem. Henrik led her over to his car, putting their bags in the boot before getting behind the wheel and pulling out of his spot, taking them to one of his favorite little nooks for food.

Thankfully, it wasn't too busy, and they were able to get a booth, and Roxanna chose to slide in next to him, rather than across, which surprised him until her head thumped down on his shoulder. "Why are you so tired? Usually the flight doesn't bother you so much."

"I had a nightmare of a flight, darling. I was in the middle seat, and on one side of me was a mother and baby. Which would have been fine if he had slept the entire flight. But no, he screamed his head off for the majority of the flight. On my other side was a man who thought it would be delightful if he took his shoes and socks off to clip his toenails. Between the smell and the noise, I got maybe ten minutes sleep, and that wasn't restful at all. I tried to put on a good mask at the hospital, but that took up the rest of my very small energy reserves."

To his shock, she started to cry, and he allowed her to curl up against him as his regular server came up to their booth. "Two cups of coffee, black, and two full breakfasts, thanks." She nodded and moved away once more, allowing Henrik to wrap his arm around Roxanna's shoulders and hold her close as she cried out her exhaustion. "I love you," he murmured into her hair, and Roxanna mumbled something in response as she buried her face into the crook of his neck.

Just as the server set down their coffee, Roxanna stopped crying, pulling away from his to sit up and swipe at her eyes. "And I love you, too. I'm sorry for being so emotional."

"You're fine, Roxy, don't worry," he said soothingly as he pulled his handkerchief from his pocket, turning her face towards him so that he could clear her face of the tracks left by her tears. She leaned into the touches, and he couldn't stop himself from pressing a quick kiss to her lips before tweaking her nose lightly. "Now, drink some of your coffee. Maybe the caffeine will help perk you up, at least until we get back to my flat."

She nodded a little as she slumped back against the booth and reached for her mug, bringing it to her lips and taking a long sip before sighing with pleasure. "This is heavenly, Henrik. Being here in your arms, with delicious coffee hopefully just as delicious food, and knowing that this will be my everyday reality very soon, makes me so very contented." He nodded before picking up his own mug and drinking from it, looking forward to the time they would be able to spend together.