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leon_goretzka i'm ready for my appointment
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seadk6 i sprained my ankle
beahowedes whatever you say seadk6
maxmeyer95 stop trying too hard leon_goretzka
thilokehrer #beon i ship it
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BEATRICE internally groaned as she saw Leon approaching her. It was 8 in the morning and she was tired, she woke up at 6 so she could prepare for her first day but her diva of a brother took hours to prepare. They ended up leaving 10 minutes before 8 and Beatrice was furious.
"Why the long face, B?" Despite the overwhelming tiredness she was feeling, her heart still skipped a beat at the sound of Leon's nickname. It was at that moment Beatrice realised that she wasn't over Leon and she wouldn't be in a long time.
"Benedikt is such a diva, how do you guys handle him?" The blonde said, fiddling with the buttons of her coat.
"I don't even know," Leon said as he threw in a laugh. Beatrice smiled to herself when she heard Leon's laugh but she stopped after realizing that Leon was in front of her. Leon's eyes drifted towards the phone in her hand as said, "Take a photo of me, Doctor Höwedes!"
"What—"
"—C'mon, just do it!"
Leon posed for the camera which caused Beatrice to laugh, she hesitated for a bit but she took the photo anyways. Leon did a couple more poses which made Beatrice laugh even more.
"Adorable as always, Goretzka." Max Meyer said as he walked in on the mini photoshoot the two Germans had going on. Beatrice's smile faltered and was replaced by a frown while Leon kept the look of happiness on his face.
"Thanks, Max." Leon said. The two exchanged greetings while Beatrice stood there awkwardly. Max turned towards Beatrice and gave her a sarcastic smile, to which she ignored.
"Leon, come here for a sec!" Someone from the medical team called. Leon jogged away without saying goodbye which left Beatrice with Max.
Max was about to walk away but Beatrice grabbed his hand. "I feel like we got off on the wrong foot last time. Do you think we can start over?"
Max sighed and turned around to face Beatrice. Her hand was still clasped around his wrist and he stared at it, Beatrice noticed and let go almost immediately.
"What do you mean?" Max said. Beatrice was taken aback by Max's answer, she thought that Max would agree and they'd become friends but it seemed as if Max was making it harder for her.
"Uh, I want to be friends with you?" Beatrice said, a questioning tone in her voice.
"I think I'll pass on that." Max said. He turned to walk away from her but Beatrice stopped him again.
"If you say no, I won't take care of your injuries!" Beatrice said, holding her camera up.
"Fine with me, I can always go to the hospital." Max said. He winked at Beatrice and turned around to walk away.
"You are so full of yourself!" Beatrice told Max. She didn't expect Max to turn back around but he did, and he had an angry look on his face. Max walked back towards Beatrice and looked at her with anger in his eyes.
"Look, just because you work here it doesn't mean that you are on the same level as us. You can't just waltz in here with that hand-me-down coat and act like you own the place, you literally got this job because your last name is Höwedes and Benedikt didn't want you moping around in your crappy apartment." Max said, each word stabbing Beatrice's heart. He was furious and he looked scary, Beatrice cowered in front of him but she still displayed a strong exterior.
"Oh yeah? It's not like you own this place either, Maximilian. You don't know anything about me and you don't know what I went through to get this job." Beatrice responded, matching Max's anger. The two were far away from the others but the others were starting to look at them. Beatrice looked for Leon and once she found him next to Benedikt, she sighed. Despite the situation, Leon's presence still made her smile and the thought of him made everything okay.
Max noticed Beatrice's smile so he turned around to see who she was staring at, Beatrice dropped her smile and tried to prevent Max from looking at Leon.
"It's a shame he never got to ask you out." Max said, stunning Beatrice.
"What are you talking about?" Beatrice said, her heartbeat beating ten times faster. She wanted Leon to ask her out, she wanted to spend more time with Leon. She was certain that Leon liked her back because of the conversation the three of them had yesterday.
"You don't know? Leon has a crush on someone." Max smirked. Beatrice's heartbeat was insanely fast now and she didn't know if she could even function properly. This was it, this was the moment Beatrice Höwedes was waiting for her whole life. She was finally going to hear the words she wanted to hear as a teen and she was going to hear it from Leon's best friend.
"Wait, Leon likes—"
"—Leon likes this girl named Kath, they've been best friends for awhile now and I'm glad he finally grew the balls to ask her out." Max said, a small smile on his lips. Beatrice's heart shattered at Max's words and she didn't know whether to cry, scream, or both.
Deep inside, Beatrice knew that Max was telling the truth but she wanted to believe that she had a chance. For once in her life, Beatrice thought someone had genuinely liked her. She didn't want to think that Leon was absentmindedly flirting, but that's exactly what he was doing. Leon and Beatrice were only friends and it was going to stay that way.
"Well, that's great." A heartbroken Beatrice said under her breath. Max knew Beatrice had feelings for Leon and he didn't want to tell her at first but she angered him and it came out. He didn't want to see a girl cry but he felt like it was the right thing to do, Beatrice can't love Leon forever.
"Don't worry, there's plenty of fish in the sea." Max reassured the blonde. He awkwardly placed his hand on her shoulder and smiled, Beatrice moved his hand away and walked away.
Max watched as Beatrice walked away from him and suddenly, the memories came rushing back and the thought of her seeped into his mind.
