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2024-12-30 23:30:25Adriano’s POV
I like to think of myself as a somewhat patient man, but Melanie has been testing my patience for a while now and I was just about done with this shit.Whoever said patience was a virtue didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about.When she came down this morning, looking tired and sleep-deprived, I felt so guilty because I had kept her up till late and probably messed with her sleep schedule. I felt somewhat better when, Ralph reported to me that, Aria went to have lunch with her in the hospital. At least I was so sure she wasn't skipping her meals even though what I really wanted was to be with her.Then Ralph called in the evening and told me she was insisting on going to her apartment and I let her go because I was still making up for last night.However, my patience died the moment I came into the house and saw the shirt she was wearing.A proper glance at it and I immediately knew that the shirRelated chapters
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t expect such an intense reaction from, Adriano. In fact, I didn’t think there was even a cause to make a big deal but boy did he prove me wrong.Not only was he freaking mad, he also looked ready to take the shirt off me by himself. Thankfully, I was able to use the distraction caused by, Alice to escape him. If not for her, Adriano would have succeeded in stripping off my shirt in the middle of the living room.And the thing that shocked me the most was that, even though I was surprised and a lot confused by his intense reaction, I would have let him take the shirt off me. The only reasonable explanation I had for his behavior was jealousy.Adriano was jealous of a man he had never even met. Albeit, the man was my dad but it made me feel flutters in my belly and I smiled at the memory of it.Hopefully, now that he knew the shirt belonged to my father, he would let me wear it in peace.The sound of a knock on my door distracted me and I groaned.I honestly would
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Melanie’s POV I woke up feeling way more rested and energized than I felt yesterday. Adriano’s shirt was extremely comfortable to sleep in but no way was I admitting that to him, ever. I wasn’t the only one that noticed the difference. Hayley smiled at me when I got to the nurses’ station. “Someone looks good today,” she said. “Please don’t start,” I begged. “I didn’t do anything, Melanie. I was just pointing out the obvious,” she replied. "Yeah, I slept well. Are you happy now?" I asked. “Well… I guess you could say so,” she replied. Just then, Kelly walked up to us and my smile faded. “Good morning, guys,” she greeted in a chipper voice. “Good morning, Kelly,” I replied while Hayley rolled her eyes and ignored her. “Hayley, are you still mad about the other night?” Kelly asked. “But I already apolo
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t speak for fear that, Hayley might laugh and tell me she was joking all along. I allowed myself to process what she had said thinking I might have heard her wrong.“Say something, Melanie. Aren’t you excited?” Hayley asked.“I don’t know,” I whispered and she frowned.“You don’t know if you’re excited?”“No, I don’t know if what you said is real or you’re just trying to mess with me,” I said.“You think I would joke about a surgery as complicated as a Whipple!?”“I don’t know what to think, okay!” I replied. “I thought student nurses weren’t allowed to scrub in on surgeries.”"It's not a strict rule. Doctors choose interns for their surgical team all the time. How else do you expect to learn?"”This is really exciting,” I finally allowed myself to admit. “How did you find out?”She shrugged. “You know me, I have my ways and I never disclose my sources but en
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Melanie’s POV“I know this smile,” I said. “That’s your I have good news smile and I wonder what could have possibly put that smile on your face.”“Let’s go clock out first,” she said.“We both clocked out before heading to the changing room but, Hayley pulled me into the restroom first.“Jeez! You need to stop dragging me places like I’m a child, Hayley,” I said.“You’re right, I do have news!” Hayley said after checking the stalls to make sure they were empty.I sighed, of course, she would ignore what I said. Nobody could make Hayley do anything."Yeah, I figured as much when you couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear," I said. "What is it? Did the hot doctor ask you out on a date or something?"“Oh, that would be a dream but that’s not the news I have,” she replied.“Then what is it?” I asked and she frowned at me."I can't believe you forgot already," she said.“For
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Melanie’s POVI took a quick shower and went down to the kitchen where Alice was.“That looks better than any pizza I’ve ever had,” I said.“Americans don’t know how to make pizza,” she replied.“I believe you now.”Through dinner, I told her about the surgery opportunity and how many of the nurses believed I was the most likely choice.“That sounds very exciting,” she said.“It is more than exciting,” I said. “This would be my first surgery and it is a very complicated procedure.”“Anyone ever told you that you get this glint in your eyes when you’re talking about your job?” she asked and I shook my head."Now you know. Seeing you talk about your work reminds me of how I feel when I'm cooking or learning a new recipe," she said.“But you’ve never even seen me do my job,” I said.“I don’t need to. It’s all in the eyes. Someone who lights up this much talking about her jo
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Ava p.o.v “Ava!” Tricia yelled from the living room for the twentieth time. Tricia is my roommate turned best friend, we met in our first week of resumption. I needed a roommate, so she offered I stay with her even though she wasn't looking for one. Mom must have liked Tricia at first sight because she agreed without hesitation, saying for a young girl to live alone is very dangerous. My mom can be extremely protective when it comes to her kids, but let's face it, which mother won't turn a tigress when it comes to her kids? So I don't blame her for being overprotective, even though it's driving me crazy at times. So for the past two years, I've been living with this wild wolf, shhh, don't tell her I say that, or I'm dead meat. Tricia can be sweet and caring when she wants to be, she has a heart of gold, the best roommate I could ever ask for. But occasionally, her big sister mode kicks in, and she becomes wild, but I love her. “What?” I asked innocently, I could practically se
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Ava p.o.v The tension in the air is so thick it could be cut through, it's so suffocating I almost choke on my saliva when swallowing the lump in my throat. I cough a few times bringing almost everyone's attention to me, each gaze passing a silent warning. Some look would be like keep it down' others is 'don't get us killed bitch' while some are 'are you crazy' kind of look. I walk shakingly around to the table, seeing everyone wary also brought me on edge. I subconsciously take a step back from the table with the three most intimidating men I've ever seen, the arura radiating off them is dangerous enough to kill someone on spot. Especially the one sitting between the other two. He's a Greek God sent down to one earth to put chaos among women, No doubt he's specially made by God himself to place a second figure of himself on Earth for everyone to see. He has midnight, wait no scratch that, He has charcoal color hair that's neatly combed back. No single hair is sticking out. Hot c
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Ava p.o.v What's the worse that could happen, I shudder at that. It's obvious something isn't right.The urgent movement in the kitchen made me pause for a brief moment, my gaze sweep the kitchen then stop on paled Tricia trying to hide behind the counter.I rose a questioning brow at her when she realized it was just me, she place her right palm on her chest to calm her racing heart."Why were you hiding?" I alright I shouldn't have asked mainly because I already know why, she roll her big doe eyes coming out of her hideout. Funny to say it was the big counter that sat in the middle of the kitchen, which was stupid because anyone would easily see her."Don't tell me you didn't see Dario." She scoff, silently telling me she didn't need to be reminded of Dario's presence.I sighed softly, that's one of the many reasons I don't appreciate the thought of having a boyfriend, having to tell him everything and wanting permission and all. Especially one that is Rich, Tricia's state
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Melanie’s POVI took a quick shower and went down to the kitchen where Alice was.“That looks better than any pizza I’ve ever had,” I said.“Americans don’t know how to make pizza,” she replied.“I believe you now.”Through dinner, I told her about the surgery opportunity and how many of the nurses believed I was the most likely choice.“That sounds very exciting,” she said.“It is more than exciting,” I said. “This would be my first surgery and it is a very complicated procedure.”“Anyone ever told you that you get this glint in your eyes when you’re talking about your job?” she asked and I shook my head."Now you know. Seeing you talk about your work reminds me of how I feel when I'm cooking or learning a new recipe," she said.“But you’ve never even seen me do my job,” I said.“I don’t need to. It’s all in the eyes. Someone who lights up this much talking about her jo
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Melanie’s POV“I know this smile,” I said. “That’s your I have good news smile and I wonder what could have possibly put that smile on your face.”“Let’s go clock out first,” she said.“We both clocked out before heading to the changing room but, Hayley pulled me into the restroom first.“Jeez! You need to stop dragging me places like I’m a child, Hayley,” I said.“You’re right, I do have news!” Hayley said after checking the stalls to make sure they were empty.I sighed, of course, she would ignore what I said. Nobody could make Hayley do anything."Yeah, I figured as much when you couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear," I said. "What is it? Did the hot doctor ask you out on a date or something?"“Oh, that would be a dream but that’s not the news I have,” she replied.“Then what is it?” I asked and she frowned at me."I can't believe you forgot already," she said.“For
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t speak for fear that, Hayley might laugh and tell me she was joking all along. I allowed myself to process what she had said thinking I might have heard her wrong.“Say something, Melanie. Aren’t you excited?” Hayley asked.“I don’t know,” I whispered and she frowned.“You don’t know if you’re excited?”“No, I don’t know if what you said is real or you’re just trying to mess with me,” I said.“You think I would joke about a surgery as complicated as a Whipple!?”“I don’t know what to think, okay!” I replied. “I thought student nurses weren’t allowed to scrub in on surgeries.”"It's not a strict rule. Doctors choose interns for their surgical team all the time. How else do you expect to learn?"”This is really exciting,” I finally allowed myself to admit. “How did you find out?”She shrugged. “You know me, I have my ways and I never disclose my sources but en
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Melanie’s POV I woke up feeling way more rested and energized than I felt yesterday. Adriano’s shirt was extremely comfortable to sleep in but no way was I admitting that to him, ever. I wasn’t the only one that noticed the difference. Hayley smiled at me when I got to the nurses’ station. “Someone looks good today,” she said. “Please don’t start,” I begged. “I didn’t do anything, Melanie. I was just pointing out the obvious,” she replied. "Yeah, I slept well. Are you happy now?" I asked. “Well… I guess you could say so,” she replied. Just then, Kelly walked up to us and my smile faded. “Good morning, guys,” she greeted in a chipper voice. “Good morning, Kelly,” I replied while Hayley rolled her eyes and ignored her. “Hayley, are you still mad about the other night?” Kelly asked. “But I already apolo
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Melanie’s POVI didn’t expect such an intense reaction from, Adriano. In fact, I didn’t think there was even a cause to make a big deal but boy did he prove me wrong.Not only was he freaking mad, he also looked ready to take the shirt off me by himself. Thankfully, I was able to use the distraction caused by, Alice to escape him. If not for her, Adriano would have succeeded in stripping off my shirt in the middle of the living room.And the thing that shocked me the most was that, even though I was surprised and a lot confused by his intense reaction, I would have let him take the shirt off me. The only reasonable explanation I had for his behavior was jealousy.Adriano was jealous of a man he had never even met. Albeit, the man was my dad but it made me feel flutters in my belly and I smiled at the memory of it.Hopefully, now that he knew the shirt belonged to my father, he would let me wear it in peace.The sound of a knock on my door distracted me and I groaned.I honestly would
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Adriano’s POVI like to think of myself as a somewhat patient man, but Melanie has been testing my patience for a while now and I was just about done with this shit.Whoever said patience was a virtue didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about.When she came down this morning, looking tired and sleep-deprived, I felt so guilty because I had kept her up till late and probably messed with her sleep schedule. I felt somewhat better when, Ralph reported to me that, Aria went to have lunch with her in the hospital. At least I was so sure she wasn't skipping her meals even though what I really wanted was to be with her.Then Ralph called in the evening and told me she was insisting on going to her apartment and I let her go because I was still making up for last night.However, my patience died the moment I came into the house and saw the shirt she was wearing.A proper glance at it and I immediately knew that the shir
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Melanie’s POV I stared at, Alice expecting her to react to what I just said but she gave me nothing. Only took a sip of her tea and stared into space.“You’re not saying anything, Alice. That’s scary,” I said.“I don’t know what you want me to say,” she replied.“Just say something, anything apart from this silence would be great,” I begged.“I’m trying to figure out why you would look so sad about the prospect of seeing your family,” she said. “Don’t you want to see them?”“Of course I want to see them,” I replied.“Then I don’t see what the problem is. You should be happy.”“I guess it’s pretty obvious what the problem is,” I said.Alice stared at me with a blank expression on her face.“I can’t go for obvious reasons,” I said waving a hand around the house.“Because of, Mr. Alfonso?” she asked and I nodded.She smiled and shook her head. “When are you ever g
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Melanie’s POVBy the time I got downstairs, Alice had already set out my food on the dining table.“That took a while,” she said.“I know, got a phone call from my parents,” I replied. “You didn’t have to set my food on the dining table, I could have eaten with you in the kitchen like we always do.”“No, I thought it would be nice if we ate together in a different setting but I got tired of waiting for you so I ate first,” she explained.“That’s okay, I understand, as long as you keep me company while I eat. I don’t think I’m ready to be alone,” I answered.“That’s not a problem,” she replied.I sat down and stared at the spread on the table. “Wow, you really went all out for dinner tonight and it all looks delicious,” I complimented.Alice took a seat across from me, smiling. “Thank you dear, I made rice and peas. It’s a Jamaican recipe I got off the internet,” she replied.“We
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Melanie’s POVI didn't realize I wasn't saying anything until, Mom said, "Hello… are you still there?"I cleared my throat and replied, “Uhm… yes, I am. Sorry about that I got a little distracted.”“That’s okay, but did you hear my question,” she asked.“Could you repeat it?” I demanded, wanting to be sure that I heard her right."I asked if you would like to come home for Thanksgiving," she said.A few weeks ago, I would have been elated. Scratch that, I would have been over the moon an jumping on the chance to see my family but now, as much as I wanted to see them, I didn’t have the freedom to say yes.I could literally feel, Mom’s impatience through the phone, she was anxious for my answer and I had to be careful with my next words."I would love to come home for Thanksgiving, Mom," I replied slowly.“This wasn’t the kind of reaction I was expecting when I asked you the question s
