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It's straight out of that damn rom-com. He loves her kid, and sure does like her a lot.
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Fives times Samira thinks Jack Abbot is only there for her baby, and the one time she realized he always wanted them both.
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23 Jun 2026
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Samira Mohan was not standing in the Hub by 7:15. Instead, by 7:45 Jack had left her three missed calls and two voicemails. Normally that sort of behavior would label him as an overbearing boss, but it was January and the city was vicious and cold and the roads were slick and Samira was late for work and Jack–
Well, Jack Abbot was many things but he was most definitely not a hopeless romantic. Any sentimentality on the idea surrounding love and soulmates had been lost on him when his wife died ten years ago. When Jane died, so did the part of him that believed in love after loss. After all, he had seen people remarry. Had known that the idea of such a thing was possible and genuine and–
And Jack Abbot was convinced he would never love again.
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Samira Mohan is late for work. She's never late. Jack Abbot is aware of this and spends his shift responding to a massive pileup MCI while trying to not spiral about Samira's sudden radio silence. But then the paramedics bring in a patient and Jack's world stops spinning.
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10 Jun 2026
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“Thank you,” she says, sincerely, curling up against him. Her head lands comfortably on his chest, listening to the sound of his breath and the beat of his heart. That, that, that feels like home, she thinks. No matter where she is in the world, no matter what she does, this will always be the feeling of coming back home.
“For what?”
“For believing in me. Even when nobody else does.”
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09 Jun 2026
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Samira comes back to the ER as a patient not long after calling out for a shift. Jack does his best to keep his panic internal.
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29 May 2026
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“You’re going to remember our life, sweetheart,” Jack says, pushing a stray curl behind her ear. “Forgetting that Sita doesn’t like broccoli is a minor thing, many parents without a brain injury make that mistake all the time. The amnesia is going to ease eventually.”
Samira’s not sure if he’s trying to convince her or himself. “And what if it doesn’t?”
“It will. It will, because I know you.”
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Or, Samira gets into a car accident and wakes up in a world she doesn't recognize.
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- Part 6 of in alternate universes
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22 May 2026