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“you know this isn’t exactly... appropriate,” neil points out as he glances down at his mug whilst he stirs sugar and milk into his morning coffee. he gasps as he feels a kiss brush against the back of his neck.
“mmhmm,” jared mumbles against the skin, smirking as he straightens and watches neil attempt to right himself.
“only one of you can get the position,” neil says, turning around with his mug in hand, only to nearly drop it when he’s surprised by claire appearing in front of him, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. neil sighs, putting his mug back down behind him. “i’m not allowed to play favorites.”
“we know,” claire says, smiling and kissing him a second time before walking away. trying not to match her smile, neil turns back towards the counter, stepping over to grab a paper towel and wiping the cooling coffee that spilled onto his shirt and bending to collect what fell on the floor. when he’s standing straight again, he grabs his mug once more, turning around again, only to see shaun now standing in front of him. neil sighs once more.
“this is wrong,” he mutters under his breath, shaking his head before giving into temptation, taking shaun’s hand in his own and lifting it, pressing a kiss to the skin.
“i know you don’t like your hand being squeezed,” he says, glancing up at the young resident. “hope this is okay.”
“it’s fine,” shaun says. “i like it.” his eyes flit around the room, only to briefly land on neil’s as a small smile appears on his face before he walks away.
once he’s alone, neil shakes his head, finally grabbing his mug again and taking a sip of his drink. he has no idea how he’s somehow managed to date all three of his surgical residents at once, but he’ll be damned if he claims this isn’t the happiest he’s been in years.