Chapter 4

Diana's POV

It's not him. It can't be him. It's all in your head. That was the only words ringing in my head.

His hand stayed open for a handshake but I couldn't take it. He let it drop to his side. “I'm a cardiologist and your father's personal doctor.”

Snap out it, Diana!

“Oh. Yes. Uhm…Thank you for taking good care of him. I'm Diana. His daughter,” I said.

What was I doing? I had seen hot men before. First, I had confused him for the new CEO to my father's former company and now I was drooling over him while my father was lying comatose in the same room.

His bright green eyes held mine and I felt hot all of a sudden. The air in the room shifted, growing thick with sudden tension.

We acted awkward, avoiding each other's gaze, until he offered his hand to me as second time.

I took it. We locked eyes again, but this time, the contact lasted even longer.

He let go then turned the pages of the file and started talking medicine. “Your father has been responding quite well to treatment.”

“Will he ever wake up?” I asked.

“At this rate. I can say he has a good chance of doing that.”

That brought a big smile to my face. For once, I had a good news.

I looked down at him and heard Doctor Xavier’s voice. “You know he can hear you. It's best it you're positive so he can gain strength from that.”

I smiled, nodding happily. “I should go. I have an interview in ten minutes.”

He opened the door for me.

I felt my heart pounding as I left the room. I touched my chest and breathed out for a second. “Don't act out. You're fine.”

I went out looking for a job. Broke and penniless I needed one as quick as possible.

For the next couple of hours, each company I applied to turned me down.

I didn't understand why this was happening.

Desperate, I got to a coffee shop and tried my luck.

The middle-aged woman looked at me scornfully and judged me by my expensive clothes.

I begged. She was my last hope. “I can do any work. I really need this.”

She had a look of disbelief and then she pushed an empty cup to me. “Make me a nice coffee,” she ordered.

I took off my coat and made the woman a cafe latte, my eyes focused.

She kept her judgmental look on and muttered that it better be nice.

She sipped, and her eyes brightened. Her soft nod excited me. “It's great. You're hired.”

I changed into an orange shirt and black pants with flat shoes.

I started serving coffee to the customers at their tables.

I took a tray of cafe latte and baguette to a table. I placed it down, looked up and my eyes met his.

Holy shit! It was Doctor Xavier.

My mind raced with questions. Why was he here at that moment of all places? He does have the right to go anywhere he wants.

I heard someone coughing and a female voice startled me. “You sure love fixing you hair into my coffee.”

I straightened up, noticing her for the first time. “I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.”

She nodded and I glanced at the handsome doctor. He had a girlfriend.

He took a sip of his caramel tea and dropped it. “Could you add more cream, please?”

I nodded, took the cup of tea from him, and walked away, returning with a new tray.

I was almost at his table when an angry customer pushed one of the servers.

The server lost his stance and fell on me. I fell but caught myself, yet the tea spilled all over Xavier's clothes and the cup

smashed to the floor in pieces before I could stop it.

I gasped in shock. That was it. I was going to get fired on my first day.

I apologized over and over again to Xavier and gave him a clean napkin.

“It's nothing,” he said, cleaning himself.

“I'm going to sue this stupid coffee shop!” The angry customer yelled and pushed the other server then left.

I stood there, puzzled, stressed, and pinching my nails as I waited for the worst.

“Diana!” The manager called.

Lord, take my soul.

She glared hard at me, scolding me with her eyes. I opened my mouth to defend myself but stopped when someone came forward.

His deep voice made me turn. “One cup of Caramel tea with extra cream.”

I looked at my manager, stunned. “What are you waiting for?” She yelped.

I got to work, making a new batch. Xavier took it, sipped it, and praised it. “It's delicious.”

He paid and smiled at me before returning to his seat.

I was stunned.

He smiled at me. Oh my gosh!

For the rest of the day, I was stealing peeks at him from the counter.

The day got daker, he left with his date and a few hours later, the shop closed.

I arranged the last cups and walked to my car, when I felt a presence behind me.

I slowly peeked back and saw a masked man following me.

I panicked and started walking faster to my car.

His pace increased and…I ran.