As the sunlight crept in through the curtains, Mindy smiled as her peaceful slumber came to an end. She looked over at Danny sleeping but didn't feel alarmed, or nervous. They hadn't done anything, he'd just read her a part of his book then they'd fallen asleep. They were friends, it was a friendly thing to do. She did like the fact he had carried her though. A true gentlemen for not making her sleep on the sofa.
"Hey Danny, you awake?" She said quietly.
"I am now" he muttered, his voice husky and tired.
"We have work. Meet you in half an hour?" Mindy asked and Danny, in his half asleep state just smiled at nodded. She removed herself from his bed and went straight to her own apartment and jumped in the shower. She got dressed into a deep blue pencil skirt and light blue button down shirt as she needed to look professional at work. She threw on a bit of make up and brushed her hair quickly. She knew Danny believed she was always late, so she needed to prove him wrong.
She was ready a few minutes before she needed to be so she waited in the hallway until Danny came out. Much to her surprise, he was the one that was 10 minutes late.
"Danny, what were you doing?"
"What? Nothing, I was doing nothing." Danny quickly replied and took a couple of lopsided steps.
"What's wrong?" Mindy's voice was concerned as she watched as he hopped a little and took of one of his shoes and socks. There was some blood coming out from a small cut on his heel.
"I back into my table or something. It's nothing." He smiled but winced as she grabbed his foot to take a look.
"Calm down Danny, it's not like I pushed on it. I know where your first aid kit is. I'll go grab a big band aid and some stuff. Oh and some new socks." She ran off inside his apartment and didn't bother to listen to Danny's protests. He'd been so busy trying to get ready and look okay, he'd changed his shirt four times and had left them lying around. Not to mention he'd realised he was let and when running out had smacked his foot on his table. He was such an idiot sometimes. Not to mention a jerk most of the time.
Mindy rushed into the apartment and grabbed his first aid kit. She tutted as she saw the many shirts he'd left lying around, but then remembered her own apartment and it's condition and decided she was not one to judge. She went into Danny's bedroom and at his bed, still messed up from this morning with the book laid open by the side. Mindy grabbed some socks from his drawer and went out to find Danny wiping away the blood with his sock.
"Danny for God sakes. You are a doctor. Act like one." She knelt down and got out the first aid kit. She wiped the wound away with some anti-infection wipes and quickly shoved some bandage on it and taped it into place. It was pretty tight, so it would definitely stop the bleeding. Danny was leaning against the wall as she did this, and he regretted looking so daft.
Mindy finished, informed Danny of such so he would stop complaining and slowly, she packed away the medical equipment and rose. Except she kept herself from moving away from Danny, her entire body was only 1, maybe 2 inches away from his at any point.
Dannys body stiffened as she got up. She stayed close so he didn't move from his position. He felt daft after having fussed so such over his foot, but that didn't matter now. Mindy was so close to him that he couldn't think about else. The corners of her mouth edged up slightly into the tiniest smile and she took a step back. Danny felt cold.
"I should get this stuff back. Put your shoes back on, okay?" Mindy headed into the apartment then popped her head round the door. "Oh and Danny. You should clean up your shirts once in a while." She laughed and retreated. Danny laughed in spite of confusion and pain. He put his sock and shoe back on and began to walk about a little. It wasn't that bad. Mindy really was a good doctor.
Of course Danny has always known that. He'd been to medical school with her and he hadn't liked her much. He had to admit he thought she was… Sweet. She definitely was good doctor and cared about her patients so she seemed innocent, like she didn't understand or know about cruel reality about being a real doctor. It was endearing at times but slightly annoying. She made jokes too much to be a serious Danny choose to take a disliking to her.
It wasn't until a few months later when he saw her joking around with one of the patients they'd learnt about. She was going to die. Not for a while, she had about a year, maybe 2. But she was about to have a baby. They only found the cancer when she was pregnant. She wanted to have the baby so now she was.
Mindy was laughing with her and they were just chatting. Danny could hear them exchanging stories of bad dates, nothing Danny was interested in so he just checked her chart and smiled at the patient.
"Mindy, don't work to do?" he commended. Mindy shot him a look he now knew very well, then sighed. "Yes. Sorry Lisa, I'll come see you later? You can tell me a little bit more about that…Dean was it?" They both laughed at something Danny didn't understand, then Mindy got up and left with her face down.
A couple minutes later Danny walked out and looked down the corridor. Mindy was sat on the plastic chairs meant for visitors and she was crying. Badly. Danny looked around, but there was nobody else around to comfort her. He gulped but then just kept walking, assuring himself she'd be fine. He didn't know her, and he was the last person she should talk to.
He saw her hanging around Lisa a lot more, laughing and kidding around but every time she left the room she'd cry. Danny couldn't believe how stupid he'd been to think she was just messing around when she made jokes. She used it as her coping method. And not a bad one at that.
Since then, he didn't talk to Mindy unless he had to. Maybe during procedures, but he still didn't like her much. Her voice sounded like a cartoon, she dated weird guys who weren't good for anybody. It wasn't until they started working together at the practise when he began to know something had shifted.
He loved her voice. In the morning, it sounded like a happy song to wake him up. She sounded like she was singing all the time. Even in the delivery room, singing instructions to save and bring life. Now if that wasn't something to fall in love with, what is?
And of course, Danny liked her jokes. Some were awful, some were okay, quite a lot were at his expense but they nearly always made him chuckle.
"Ready to go now
Danny?" Mindy looked the door and began to stride on and he followed.
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