Chapter 5 5

Chapter 5

Alexander's POV

It's been a few weeks almost 4 weeks since that night with her, but the memories still replays in my head like a shadow I cannot shake off. But every time I closed my eyes her beautiful face filled my mind...the way she kissed me, the way her eyes were filled with lust and craving got me captivated.

I've been with a lot of women in my life but I will be honest that none of them ever haunted me the way she does. At some point I thought I was going crazy, on a normal note I was supposed to forget everything about her after paying her off and move on.

Instead, I find myself replaying every sound she made while I was snatching her soul from her body that night as if my mind refuses to let it go.

Sometimes I even had to wonder if she is the same girl from my childhood, the one girl who saved me in a way I couldn't explain. Yeah! I know the thought felt ridiculous but I couldn't stop myself from thinking about it..her presence kept gaining at me.

After that night, I even had to drive down to that same street each day to look for her indirectly, maybe I could see her...but there was nothing. Eventually I had to force myself to let it go, but my heart refused to listen.

This morning began like every other day and I felt so energetic, waking up before sunrise, checking my emails first and marking some important surgeries on my calendar. I dressed up in my crisp white coat and drove off.

Upon getting to the hospital I went straight to the waiting floor which was where all interns gathered for a brief orientation. But there were supposed to be just five of them, which is only candidates who were picked out specifically from hundreds of applications.

But then when I counted the list I saw just four at that point, I got so pissed off because one thing I don't spare is lateness but when she rushed in breathing heavily, my heart pounded against my chest as my eyes widened in disbelief.

What is she doing here?

I was captivated immediately by her beautiful eyes and curvy body from the scrub she was putting on. She is damn pretty! And for a moment, I totally forgot the other interns and was caught off guard. My chest tightened as the memories of that night crashed over me like a storm.

And more importantly....what does it mean that we will be working under the same hospital? This isn't good. This isn't good at all.

I shifted my gaze away from her immediately and kept my eyes on the file pretending to focus on the file in my hand but when I tried to scold her and she pleaded with me, I couldn't get myself to dismiss her again.

And at that moment, I felt like I wanted to protect her. And that was how I signed her file against my rules and allowed her to stay. I could imagine the facial expressions of the other nurses right now.

***

I left with Bernard to my office, my mind still filled with questions and excitement at the same time. Bernard has been my colleague and oldest friend for so long and I was arranging some files on the table when he folded his arms beside me grinning like a five year old child.

"Alright dude," Bernard said with a knowing smirk. "What was that about? Since when do you go easy on interns? Don't tell me you've suddenly grown a soft spot for that pretty girl, Or..." His eyes narrowed mischievously. "Do you have a crush on her?"

I froze immediately I heard that and my hands stopped with the files, I was totally caught off guard and my jaw tightened slightly. I've known benard for so long as someone who has always been annoyingly perceptive.

"She's the girl," I said quietly.

"What girl?"

"The one I told you about. The night I... I had a one-night stand with."

Immediately he heard that his eyes widened in shock and his lips parted slightly in disbelief before i knew it, he started laughing loudly

"No way! Don't tell me she's the same mystery woman you couldn't stop talking about for days. The one who's been living rent-free in your head. Damn, Alex." He giggled but I refused to give him the satisfaction that he wanted.

"Hundreds of interns would sell their souls for a glance from you and you've never blinked. She must be special. And she's gorgeous. I mean, I can see why you..."

"Stop! Please...." My voice came out sharper than I intended. I felt so irritated at his over blabbering tease and telling me exactly how I felt.

But I knew that on the other hand, he was right about Mara, she's just different from the others and that difference scares me more than I'd admit it.

"It was a mistake ... .and that's all. Look, I need to stay away from her. We're going to work together, and I can't afford distractions so anything that happened between us is all in the past and this ends here."

Bernard leaned back, grinning like a cat with a secret. "Sure, boss. Whatever you say. But you might want to sit down for this next part."

"What part?" I asked him, narrowing my eyes.

He tapped his phone, pretending to check something while enjoying my growing annoyance.

"I'm calling the admin. Guess who just got approved to work the same shift as you, for the entire internship? I sent them a message now to allow Mara to work with you for the entire process."

My eyes opened slowly from shock and I stared at him, a sinking feeling settling in my stomach. "You wouldn't dare! Don't try that"

"Oh, I already did," he said with a laugh. "Consider it... fate."

My chest was boiling with anger but even if I had the power to stop that from happening, I just couldn't!

I cursed under my breath as benard chuckled all the way out of my office.

Fate? Now this is the worst part of it all!

Mara's POV

The senior nurse gave me a patient file to submit to the admin's office. I walked down the hallway holding the file tightly. For some reason I felt so nervous on my first day because of him.

My mind wasn't focused on the file in my hand...it was spinning around Doctor Alexander. How am I supposed to hide my pregnancy while working here? The question burned in my head.

And that was when I regretted everything that happened that night. I was the cause of all this and had it been I listened to him when he whispered that we should use protection because he wasn't ready to be a father then this wouldn't have happened.

He didn't want a child yet here I am, carrying his child inside me. This is the main reason why I shouldn't even disclose it to him because if he finds out, he will reject the baby automatically for sure!

I will not give him that power to do that, I will protect my baby even if it means hiding the truth every single day of this internship.

But the problem is, how do I get to hide this pregnancy? How do I hide something that will eventually show up? My uniform has already started tightening around my waist even if it's just 3 weeks.

It can't be hidden for long.

I went into the administration office and found the senior nurse there...I tried to focus and handed her the file I was holding as she handed me my work schedule.

"You'll find your supervisor listed inside, you will be supervised by him throughout your internship" she said briskly.

I thanked her and left the office, flipping through the schedule as I walked. My eyes skimmed the names searching for my supervisor while I mistakenly bumped into someone and the book fell and scattered on the floor.

I slowly looked up to apologize and my stomach dropped. It was him...Dr. Alexandra his eyes were locked into mine and I couldn't help but part my lips slightly at the sight of those golden brown.

His expression was unreadable and I felt my pulse quickening, he looked composed as always but the way he looked at me right now shows he recognises me.

"I...I'm sorry," I stammered, bending quickly to gather the scattered papers. My fingers trembled.

He picked them up instead with a calm precision and scanned through it slowly

"Miss Mara," he said finally, his voice low but clear, "it seems we'll be working together from now on. I'm your supervisor for this internship."

The words struck me like a tidal wave as my eyes widened in disbelief I felt cold shivers rushing down my spine.

"What?" The question slipped out before I could stop it.

His expression didn't change, but he just gave the faintest and mischievous smile like a lot planned for me.

"Yes," he said, handing the file back to me. "You and I will be on the same shift. Starting from now."

No! No! This can't happen, my heart pounded against my ribs. I wanted to scream and ask for a different supervisor apart from him but all i could do was just to stand there frozen and staring into his eyes. Of all the doctors in this hospital, why him?

What kind of a cruel twist of fate is this? How am I supposed to stay away from him now?

It seems like I can't stay away from him after all.