Every doctor Olivia had met before had spoken with kindness and patience. However, the man in front of her gave off nothing but a cold distance.
Without raising his head, the man, Derek Wells, continued arranging the medical instruments in front of him. His movements were steady and precise. "Every female doctor is occupied today. If you'd rather wait for one, you'll need to come back another day."
Olivia stood there for a brief moment before she finally gave in and slowly made her way toward the examination table.
There was no point in putting it off anymore. She had already delayed the examination for too long, and she was afraid that waiting any longer might only make her condition worse.
After taking a slow, steady breath to calm herself, she lowered her pants and carefully lay down on the examination table.
"Relax." Derek's voice was closer now.
Flat on her back, Olivia could feel him settle onto the stool at the foot of the table. She didn't need to look; she knew his cold, clinical stare was fixed on the most intimate part of her body. A place even her husband of one year, Brayden Wells, had never laid eyes on. And now, it was fully exposed to a stranger.
Olivia squeezed her eyes shut and balled her hands into tight fists. The embarrassment weighed heavily on her, but she kept reminding herself that he was only doing his job. To a doctor, every patient was simply another case.
A moment later, the cool surface of a medical instrument touched her delicate skin without any warning.
The sudden sensation caught her completely off guard. Before she could stop herself, a startled cry escaped her lips. "Ah!"
The sound was quiet and shaky. Even to her own ears, it carried an unexpected softness that left her frozen with embarrassment.
Ashamed of herself, she pressed her teeth against her lower lip and wished she could vanish on the spot.
That was the reason why she had come. The slightest contact was enough to make her body respond on its own.
A heavy silence settled over the room.
Without any warning, warmth rose along the back of Derek's neck. His body stiffened, and when he finally spoke, his voice came out lower and rougher than usual. "Did I hurt you?"
Keeping her face turned away, Olivia tried to steady her racing heart. She was certain he could hear it pounding. "No. It was only cold..."
Her quiet, unsteady reply struck him harder than he expected.
Trying to ignore the reaction building inside him, Derek spoke in an even tone. "Just relax. Don't tighten up."
After that, he became noticeably gentler with every movement.
Silence filled the examination room, and every faint sound from the procedure seemed unusually clear to Olivia.
Before long, Derek's deep voice broke through the quiet from just beside her. "You're more sensitive than most."
At once, color rushed across Olivia's cheeks before spreading down to her neck.
Just as she gathered the courage to say something, Derek spoke again. "Everything appears normal at the moment."
He quietly collected the sample without showing the slightest change in expression. "Have you been feeling any pain? How has your sex life been?"
According to her medical record, she was already married.
Considering how unusually sensitive she was, it was only natural for his thoughts to go in that direction.
The last question made Olivia's embarrassment deepen.
After struggling to find her voice, she answered in a low tone, "I'm still a virgin."
Even though they had been husband and wife for a full year, Brayden had never once been intimate with her.
As time passed, the distance between them only made her long more deeply for the warmth of a man's touch and the comfort of being held.
However, whenever she hoped he would finally come closer, Brayden only grew more distant. Eventually, he stopped returning home altogether.
Little by little, her condition became more severe until it began affecting every part of her daily life.
Because of that, she finally gathered enough courage to seek treatment at a private hospital.
She had done her research and chosen a gynecologist with a feminine name-Sharon Bennett. Who would have expected the doctor to be a young, handsome man?
"A virgin?" Derek looked at her with clear surprise.
His gaze settled on her face. She had delicate features, and her gentle appearance made her naturally attractive. It was hard to believe that a married woman like her was still a virgin.
Olivia gave a small nod. "That's true, but..." She took a slow breath. "I want it badly. Whenever a handsome man gets close to me, I just..."
Since she had already admitted that much, she forced herself to finish. "The feeling gets so strong that I can't ignore it."
Derek's expression tightened.
After all, he was only human.
A beautiful woman lay before him, and she had just confessed her deepest desire. He wasn't completely unaffected.
However, he reminded himself that he was a doctor before anything else, and he quickly dismissed the distracting thought.
Without another word, Derek turned around and carefully sealed the sample.
After waiting for a response that never came, Olivia slowly opened her eyes and looked in his direction.
His back was partly turned as he removed his gloves with practiced movements. His long fingers and defined knuckles caught her attention.
She couldn't help thinking that even his hands looked attractive.
Before she realized it, Derek had returned to her side and reached out to help her sit up.
As soon as her feet touched the floor, her knees suddenly gave way. She lost her balance and fell straight against his chest.
The crisp scent of cedar mixed with his natural masculine fragrance instantly surrounded her.
The warmth of his body reached her in an instant, and the familiar craving stirred inside her once again.