Later . . .
It was already getting dark, and I didn’t want to sleep there alone. That’s when Gabriel showed up again. I turned away.
“I had to go take a shower and change clothes because your jealousy drove me crazy,” he said, and I rolled my eyes.
“You didn’t have to come back.”
“Yes, I did. I didn’t want to sleep alone.”
“I know you, Mirella.”
“Did you hook up with the nurse?”
“No, I like you better.”
“I doubt it.”
“Oh, you doubt it? Wait until you get better, then.”
“I don’t want anything with you, you i***t. You hit on someone else right in front of me.”
“She hit on me.”
“And that stupid smile?”
“I was just being polite, okay?”
“There’s no such thing as a friendly d**g dealer…”
“Really?” he said, sitting on my bed. “Relax, it was just to provoke you. I wanted to see if y
