Joshua’s POV   After being told off right to my face by Olivia, I stayed away from her and focused on my work. Until this day, I still don’t know why I chose to approach her so openly and insinuate that whatever we had was better than whatever was going on with her and that Sam guy. It did seem like jealousy but it surprised me the hold Olivia had on me that I found myself crushing on her since the day I saw her. Gone were my resolutions to stay away from her and focus on my present. All I wanted was to keep getting closer to her and learning more about her.   But, when she declared that we had nothing more than our professional relationship, I felt like she punched me in the gut. I was beyond hurt and cursed myself for ever thinking that she would ever go for a guy like me. Fate had always been cruel to me and it was my fault for believing that it would give me a chance when it came to lov

Olivia’s POV   My head pounded loudly in my ears and a sharp pain jolted through my forehead. Reaching my hand up to pinch my forehead, I groaned in pain. Slowly, the realization of my surroundings started becoming more evident to me. Whatever I was laying on did not feel like my bed and pillow, while the usual sound of the New York traffic didn’t echo in my ears.   Instantly my eyes flew open to find a brown ceiling above me, further convincing me that I was not in my apartment. Without delay, I pulled myself up and sat up straight before my gaze fell on the familiar figure in front of me. My mind tried to process what was happening but everything felt so hazy. Even as Joshua placed a pillow behind me, all I was trying to figure out was my location and how I got there in the first place.   Then, when Joshua touched my hand, a jolt went through my body and worry filled

Olivia’s POV The bustling café was far from quiet. The sound of people chatting, cutlery clanging, soft jazz music, and coffee machines bounced off the walls of the quaint café and filled the air. Yet, Joshua’s words sounded crystal clear and continuously echoed in my ear on a loop. Did Joshua Taylor just confess that he has feelings for me? This has to be a joke! Instead of feeling flattered or shy, I was enraged. For a split second, the guy in front of me was the 16-year-old bully who placed a note in my locker asking me to meet him in the cafeteria to have lunch together. Even though I should have known better, I still blindly did as was requested on the note and when I did, I was humiliated in front of the cafeteria as someone so desperate to have lunch with “The Joshua Taylor” that I wrote a note and placed it in my ow

Olivia’s POV The photo studio was in full swing when I entered on Thursday morning. The usually quiet, half-dead studio bustled with people around. Make-up artists touched up models, designers held up outfits for a dress change and the photographers shouted out instructions. There was no doubt that it was the last day of the photoshoot for the campaign. “There you are, Olivia. Go check on the models for the group photo. We are trying to fit everyone into one picture for the billboard advertisement,” Ms. Priya instructed before running off with a clipboard in her hand. “Okay?” I replied but there was no reply. Inhaling a deep breath of air and puffing my chest with positivity, I headed to the group of models preparing for their shoot. After checking every model and the accessories they were wearing, I finally arrived at the annoying hottie I was

Olivia’s POV My heart dropped when I heard Joshua’s broken voice. He sounded bad and the way he pleaded for me made my heart clench. I had never been called ‘Via’ before yet, he made it sound like he had been calling me that for years. Then, it hit me that he said that he did something stupid, and worry started overcoming me. My mind urged me to ignore him and focus on my date with Sam, but my heart couldn’t bear to leave Joshua hanging like that when he needed me. F*ck! What should I do? “Please, Via,” Joshua’s painful voice echoed again in my ear followed by the sound of something falling. “What was that?” I demanded immediately, panic filling my veins. Joshua’s heavy breathing filled the call. “N…nothing.” It was obvious that it was not n