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know you said to stay away from him. Really, it just happened. Nothing is going on, though. We’re just friends.” I fidgeted with the corner of my diary as I fumbled over my words. “I don’t know if we’re friends. I mean, we’re not more than friends.” I flushed.
    Leslie’s voice was soft. “ Kate, Damian is in a lot of pain.”
    “I know, but I don’t think that’s a reason to stay away from him.”
    “No, it’s not.” Leslie placed her hand over mine. “That’s not why I said that.”
    “Maybe him getting into trouble is his way of reaching out.”
    “It is,” Leslie agreed.
    I was confused. Last time, Leslie tried to scare me into having nothing to do with him. Now, she suddenly agreed with everything I said.
    “Then what? Why did you tell me to keep my distance?”
    “I don’t want to see anyone get hurt.”
    “I’ll be fine. Like I said, there’s nothing going on.”
    Leslie sighed. “Kat e, I saw the way he looked at you. I’ve never seen him actually interact with a patient before. What he did for you in here, well, that’s what scares me.”
    I shook my head. “It was just a kind gesture. Anyone would have done it.”
    “You’re strong, and you can handle it.”
    “Okay…?” I didn’t know where she was going with this. The expression on her face morphed from concerned to sad.
    “Oh, Kate. I’m worried about what you might do to him .”
    “What…what do you mean?”
    She glanced away, but not before I saw moisture in her eyes. Turning back to me, she cupped my hand in both of hers. “Damian is still mourning his mother and brother’s death. It’s destroying him. He’s destroying himself . Damian isn’t as strong as you are.”
    Leslie fell silent. I watched as she pursed her lips. She squeezed my hand inside hers. “If he falls for you, and something happens to you…” Leslie swallowed hard. That’s when I knew what she was going to say. That’s when I understood her warnings.
    I dropped my head, closing my eyes as Leslie finished. “If you die, if you don’t recover … Katie, it’ll kill him.”

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 4
     
     
    “They might look like mashed potatoes, but I guarantee, they’re not. I think they come from a box and are mixed with some sort of mashed turnip and white sand. May I suggest a baked one, instead?” Damian picked up a foil-wrapped baked potato and plopped it on my tray. He grabbed a dollop of butter in a paper cup. “The butter is actually real.” He winked at me.
    I giggled. In the back of my mind, Leslie’s words repeated over and over again. I saw the way he looks at you. He’s never interacted with a patient before. If he falls for you and you die, it’ll kill him.
    I just wanted to enjoy dinner. Okay, maybe enjoy wasn’t the right word. Tolerate dinner. Enjoy Damian. But how could I enjoy being with him, stare into his ocean-blue eyes and not think I could kill him?
    No . I shrugged inwardly. Leslie was obviously exaggerating. Still…Would I have one more person to disappoint if I couldn’t fight hard enough?
    One step at a time. Just concentrate on keeping this meal down in front of him.
    “Corn or broccoli?” Damian asked.
    “Hmm.” I shifted my eyes between the two. “I’ll go with corn. Is that safe?”
    Damian laughed. “Well, none of its safe.” He scooped up a heap of corn for my plate and dumped another on his. Like with school cafeteria food, there was no end to the horrible hospital food jokes.
    We found an empty table and sat down. “I still think you’re risking your life with that meatloaf,” he said.
    “Well, I wasn’t sure if that was chicken or cat meat.” I nodded to the chicken strips on Damian’s plate.
    “It’s hospital food, not Chinese!” He looked offended.
    “Either way, I think we’re doomed.” I laughed.
    “Cheers.” Damian held up his glass of Mountain Dew.
    Our glasses clinked as we hit them together, then we both took a sip.
    “So, tell me about