Fields of Gold; Daniel Ricciardo

Goodbyes aren't easy.

Arriving at my work I am greeted with a lot of love from my co workers. I did miss them when I was away, but I also know my life is going in a different direction and too bad I won't be able to combine the two.
"Oooh my gosh Skylar!! You are back!" my colleague Selina shouts when I come in.
"Selina! It's been ages, how are you? How is everything here?" I want to know everything, but I know I don't have that much time.
"Same old, same old. Nothing too exciting. Unlike you, you are like a celebrity now!" She comes from behind the desk to give me a hug.

"A celebrity? Definitely not. Are you insane?" I shake my head.
"But seriously you are all over social media. And girl you never told us you could sing like that!" She really is exaggerating.
"The only reason I'm on social media is because of Daniel. I'm still just me. Nobody special." I try to explain.
"Well ok if you say so, but when are you coming back?" She wonders.
"That's what I'm here for. Is David in today? I kinda need to talk to him" I'm really hoping to talk to him today, because I don't know when we'll be back here yet.

"Oh no, does this mean you're not coming back. Did this Daniel guy steal you from us?" Selina does not watch F1, so she doesn't really know who Daniel is.
"I'm sorry, I guess he did." I chuckle, "he sure did."
"Ooh sweetie you are totally in love aren't you?" Selina takes my hand and squeezes it softly, "if anyone deserves love, it's you. You've been through enough. I'm really happy for you, but we're definitely going to miss you. David is in the OR, I think he's spaying a dog right now. Just go back there and talk to him."

I thank her and go to the back of the practice where the OR is. It feels so weird being back here after spending a weekend in Imola and before that Monaco. So much has happened in the last weeks, it almost feels like months.
I open the door of the OR and I see David operating on a small dog.
He looks up and sees me at the door, "well well if that isn't Skylar. It's good to see you, you look fantastic."

"Hey David, good to see you to. Thanks for the compliment, I feel very good." I walk up to the operating table without touching anything. I check the oxygen on the dog and if the anesthesia is still deep enough.
I guess it's just auto pilot. I absolutely love this job, but at the moment it's just not my path anymore.
"So David I wanted to talk to you. A lot has changed in the last weeks."
"And you are going to travel the world with the love of your life and you are leaving us." David finishes my sentence.

I look down at the little patient on the table. "Yeah I'm sorry. This is just something I have to do. After Shane I want to live my life to the fullest. And I love Daniel so much, for some reason he even loves me back."
"There are many reasons why he should love you, take it from an old man like me." I can't see his mouth because of the mask he's wearing, but by the lines besides his eyes I can tell he's smiling.
David has always been like a second father for me ever since I started working here.
"You're not that old. But really David, what do I have to offer somebody like Daniel? He could have any girl he wants, but yet here I am, just plain Skylar, I'm nothing like those insanely beautiful girls that he could date." Even though I know Daniel loves me, I still don't get why. I am usually not this insecure, but sometimes thinking about the other girls Daniel could choose from it creeps up on me.

"Really Skylar? Are you seriously asking me this. There's nothing plain about you, you're smart, kind, generous, funny and so talented. It's just a shame we never got a chance to enjoy that voice of yours here." David finishes with the stitches and removes the covers of the little dog.
I grab some gauze and alcohol and clean up the surgical area to remove the iodine and blood. "There that's better." I turn of the anesthesia so the dog only gets oxygen. Now she can slowly wake up and as soon as she does the breathing tube will be removed.
"Thanks for the compliments David. You're the best boss I could ever asked for. I'm sorry to leave you guys like this, but I need to follow my heart. And in this case that means, I follow Daniel."