Page 65 of Heal Me

Ilovewatching Danylo work. He always focuses on every little detail and checks everything carefully.

Ilovethe way he calmly explains something to me when I don't understand it.

Ilovewhen he laughs so hard at my jokes that his body twists, and he doesn't have enough air in his lungs.

Ilovewhen he takes an Americano with cold milk in the morning and green tea for me because he knows I don't drink anything else.

Iloveit when he covers me with a blanket if I fall asleep in the staff room.

Ilovethat he always smells nice.

Iloveeverything about him, except the fact that he will soon get married and have a child.

"I'm about to start drinking caffeine," I groan and sip my green tea.

"I have no doubt about it," Danylo smiles and takes a bite of a ham croissant.

His third croissant in the last ten minutes. This guy's appetite is just too good.

"I propose a truce, and we can be friends again," he suddenly says.

"Friends?" I ask Danylo again.

The last time I agreed to such a proposal, "my friend" died giving me his heart.

"Yes, friends, Amelia. You know, when two people hang out together, talk... "

"I know what friends are, soy un tonto," I answer him in his tone, he speaks Spanish all the time.

Danylo twists with laughter. His face is red, and there is almost no air in his lungs, but he does not stop laughing. His loud laughter fills the entire space.

I am starting to get annoyed. Danylo speaks all the languages of the world and constantly gives me different nicknames. "What?" I ask. "I've started to learn a Spanish too." That's a lie.

"Well done, mi amor, ten points for effort and zero for grammar. Do you even know what you said?"

"Yes," I answer confidently, "I said you're an idiot."

"No, darling, you said you are stupid," he points his finger at me and laughs again.

I blush. I could punch him right here in his beautiful face.

"Okay, darley," he puts one arm around my shoulders, "we are now mejores amigos para siempre.

"What does that mean?" I roll my eyes.

"Best friends forever."

Chapter 24

Istretch my arms up and massage my shoulders. My whole body is terribly sore. It's almost eight in the evening, but today's shift is taking forever.

I finish my warm-up and go to the reception.

"Timur," I am surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Are you ready to meet your new colleague?" "Really?" I smile.

"Yes." He holds out his hand and shows me his badge.

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