Chapter 3.

Mia POV.

It has taken a couple of hours to calm myself down. This is ridiculous. I need to get back to work or I will lose my job.

Closing my eyes to take a deep breath, I see him in my head and he is calling out to me again; he has been for the past few hours. It’s all in my head. Besides, Gina said they left the diner.

Pulling myself up off the sofa, I go to the kitchen and open the fridge. Grabbing a bottle of water out, cracking open the lid, I gulp it down.

Come on Mia, get it together. I tell myself as I walk back out to grab my stuff and head back out the door. Walking back to the diner, I’m lost in my thoughts. How did they find me? more importantly who the fuck are they? I shake my head as I cross the street.

The diner comes into view, and there are a few customers in. I can do this. I have to.

Heading inside, the bell chimes and Gina looks up before she runs towards me as I walk further in towards the counter.

She engulfs me in a hug. “Are you ok?” she asks before pulling back and looking over me and I nod my head.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Just panicked a little bit.” I say with a small smile on my lips, and she narrows her eyes at me. She knows I’m lying, but right now I need to get on with work.

“Do you know them?” she asks, and this is what I feared. She is like a starving dog with a bone and won’t give up until I tell her. I have told no one about the dreams apart from my doctor.

“No, I don’t, I just freaked out, and I ran. Look Gee, I am fine and I need to get to work. You can get going if you want. I will work until close.” I say as I put my things behind the counter and walk towards the coffee machine. The less she knows, the better. I don’t need the only person I class as my best friend thinking I’m some kind of freak.

“Hold it right there missy, you ain’t getting out of this.” She grabs my wrist and I look at her and she raises an eyebrow at me. I sigh. Fuck it.

“Fine, I will tell you later on. Let me get back to work, OK?” I say and she let me go before sighing and I start working again. Every time the bell chimes, I stop in my tracks and look towards the door, and every time I sigh in relief. Hopefully, I won’t see them anytime soon.

The day goes by quickly and I am closing up when Gina locks the door and pulls me to sit down. She has two bottles of beer in her hands.

“Spill it now!” she says as she slides me my bottle and I bring it to my lips and drink it down. I grimace. I hate the taste, but right now it will do.

“Were do I begin?” I look up before picking the labels off the bottle. She stays silent just watching me.

“For the last five years I have been having, erm, erotic dreams.” I look up at her and she is expressionless. She nods her head, wanting me to continue. I groan.

“They became worse after I broke up Calvin. The two men that came in today, I don’t know their names, but I know them in a sense.” She furrows her eyebrows at me and leans forward.

“How?” she asks and I pick up my bottle and take a swig.

“They are the men from my erotic dreams.” I watch her face and her eyes widen.

“Fucking hell Mia,” she says, taking a big swig of her drink. I chew the inside of my cheek.

“Yeah, well, I never used to see their faces until last night. The blonde one showed me his face last night. Then they showed up today. I do not know who they are but they both called me ‘mate’” I tell her and her mouth hangs open like a goldfish. She isn’t blinking or moving.

I click my fingers in front of her face and no reaction. “Gina!” I shout, and she jumps and blinks.

“What? Well, fucking hell. We need something stronger.” She says as she stands and moves behind the counter and grabs a bottle of vodka and a few bottles of coke.

She sits back out and pours us our drinks. This is so fucked up.

“Here, drink that.” She hands me a glass and I sip it when she downs half of the contents of her glass. She coughs and I chuckle.

“Ok, so you’re telling me in your dreams you have fucked both of them?” she asks and I shake my head.

“No, we never had sex. They do things to me and that’s as far as it goes.” I tell her and she fans herself with her hand.

“Well, damn girl! it’s a good thing you haven’t had sex with them even in a dream, girl they look like they would split you in half.” She says, and I rub my forehead.

“Yeah, but don’t you think it’s weird that they have found me oh and not to forget they are both fucking real and not something my twisted mind has conjured up?” I ask, taking a sip of my drink. She looks deep in thought and nods her head.

“Hold on, back up. You said they both called you ‘mate’ could be another word for friend or something?” I shrug. Now I think of it, she could be right or maybe one of them was calling the other one mate at the same time. Argh, I fucking don’t know.

I run my hand through my hair and turn my gaze to the window and peer out into the darkness.

“Yeah, maybe. But how do you explain the dreams and then poof they are here?” I ask, and she shrugs her shoulders.

“Well, you and I don’t believe in consequences. So no clue, babe. What do you want to do?” she asks and now that is a fucking good question. I scoff to myself.

“What can I do? Absolutely fuck all.” I sigh as I down my drink. Standing, I start clearing the table. I need to sleep.

“You’re right, there is nothing you can do.” She says as both finish cleaning up once we are done. We grab our things and head out. Locking the door and putting the shutters down. We walk together as Gina doesn’t live too far from me.

We part ways and I continue on my journey to my apartment. I’m exhausted as I enter my apartment. I close and lock the door and dump my stuff on the sofa. Taking my phone out of my bag and head to the bathroom to shower and then I can climb in bed.

Today has been a disaster. I only hope I get a decent sleep, but I know that is just wishful thinking. Fuck my life.