The Hospital Heat
"NHS doctor Nadia works grueling shifts at Birmingham General. The only constant is Kamran—the porter who makes her laugh during the worst nights and who slowly becomes essential."
The Hospital Heat
"You look like you need this more than I do."
Nadia looked up from her patient notes. The porter—Kamran—was holding out a cup of NHS coffee.
"I shouldn't—"
"You've been in surgery for twelve hours. You should." He set it down. "Doctor's orders. From a porter."
She laughed despite her exhaustion. "Thank you."
"Anytime, Doc."
He became her constant—the friendly face on endless shifts.
Kamran knew when she needed coffee, when she needed space, when she needed someone to make a terrible joke about hospital food. He saw her at her worst and never flinched.
"Why do you work here?" she asked one night.
"Because it matters. Patients, doctors—you all need support that isn't medical." He shrugged. "I provide that."
"You're too good for this job."
"I'm exactly where I'm needed." His eyes met hers. "Right now, here."
The kiss happened after a brutal shift—a child lost, a family destroyed. Nadia was crying in the break room, and Kamran held her until the tears stopped.
"I shouldn't," she whispered.
"Tell me to go."
"Stay." She pulled him closer. "Please stay."
They made love in the on-call room—unprofessional, necessary, finally honest.
"I've wanted you for months," Kamran admitted.
"Same." She kissed him. "Why didn't you say?"
"You're a doctor. I'm a porter. The gap seemed impossible."
"There is no gap." She looked at him. "Not to me."
He made love to her with the care of a man who'd seen her at her worst and chosen her anyway.
"Meri jaan," he breathed. "You're everything."
"We're partners." She pulled him closer. "Equals."
"HR will have questions," Nadia said afterward.
"We work different departments. It's fine." He held her close. "But even if it wasn't, I'd find a way."
"Would you?"
"For you? Anything." He kissed her forehead. "Say yes, Nadia. Let me take care of you too."
The wedding was attended by nurses, doctors, porters, and patients who'd been discharged but never forgot.
Best care either of them ever received.