The surgical assistant, a young woman with long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, stood in the corner of the operating room, watching as the surgeon expertly wielded his scalpel. Her eyes darted between his hands and the patient's chest,

The surgical assistant, a young woman with long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, stood in the corner of the operating room, watching as the surgeon expertly wielded his scalpel. Her eyes darted between his hands and the patient's chest, taking in every detail of the operation. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see her colleague, Dr. Johnson. "You're not supposed to be here," he whispered sternly. "This is a private operation." But she couldn't resist sneaking another glance at the surgeon's mask-covered face as he worked on his patient.