Stay - Doctor Mike -

She is drowning; suffocating under all that she feels. Her voice is breaking, her eyes burning with fresh tears begging to be shed as she once more musters that smile, the one that keeps her together. Its strained but no one notices because for as long as she can remember, it's always been that way.

Or at least, it had been until he comes along and sees through the act. He sees her and only her, then with those warm blue eyes and that comforting smile, he reaches out, offering his hand.