she could not hear him anymore. Then she floated off to her room, for a shower and bed.
She was almost asleep when her phone pinged next to her.
X- Can't wait til next time. Good-night beautiful X
Chapter 8
FEELING LIKE SHE WAS ON cloud nine, Asha drifted into work the next morning. Gemma rushed into her office after her, quickly closing the door.
“What's going on?” she demanded.
“Nothing...why do you ask?” Asha asked coyly.
“Oh don't give me that, look at you,” Gemma gestured to her. “You saw him last night didn't you?”
“Maybe,” she tried to hide her smile but found it almost impossible.
“You did, you did,” Gemma started bouncing around. “So what happened?”
“Well, he picked me up on my way home from work and whisked me off to a little cafe out by the beach.”
“Oh that’s so romantic,” she swooned. “And?” she drew the word out in question.
“And nothing, then he took me home, we said our goodbyes and he left.”
“So is he an awesome kisser?”
“We didn't kiss.”
Gemma stood aghast. “Wha? Why not?”
Asha chuckled at her friend's reaction. “We almost did, then there was this woman who crashed her car and well, the moment was gone.”
“Someone crashed their car?” she narrowed her eyes.
“Oh it was nothing serious, just a bingle, but bad timing is all.”
“Hmm, so, when are you seeing him again?”
“Don't know, we haven’t made any plans.”
“Asha!”
“But he did send me this,” Asha handed Gemma her phone with the text message Xavier had sent last night displayed on the screen.
“Oh...I think I'm in love with him,” Gemma placed a hand over her heart and slumped against the wall.
“Go on with you girl,” Asha swatted her friend with her hand. “Get back to work.”
“Okay, but any more texts, anything I need to know okay?”
“Yes Gem, now work, before you get us both fired,” she laughed and Gemma retreated back to the front of the building.
Asha had a new patient that day. It was a sixty-two-year-old man with a brain tumour. He and his wife needed an extensive care-plan drawn up. It was time consuming, but she was grateful for the distraction. When lunchtime came around, she popped down the street to pick something up. Pulling her phone out of her handbag, she noticed she had several missed calls from her brother and a text message from Xavier. She would worry about Patrick later. Deciding instead to check her messages.
X- Hey, been thinking about you, want to catch up again tomorrow night?
That made her smile, of course she wanted to catch up with him tomorrow night.
A- Hey yourself, yes, I would love too, what did you have in mind?
X- I don't know, maybe a few drinks after you finish work?
A- Sure, want me to meet you at the club?
X- how about I come past your work and pick you up?
Oh, Gemma would have a field day with this.
A- Yeah, that could work. I usually finish around five
Even as she sent the message off, she knew that wasn't true, she almost always worked late. But she would make sure she finished at five if Xavier was coming to pick her up.
X- see you at five tomorrow night then X.
She could hardly wait, time was going to drag until she saw him again. Climbing into bed with her book that evening, Xavier was the only thing on her mind. There was no way she could focus on reading. Just as she started drifting off to sleep her phone pinged.
X- Good night gorgeous, can't wait to see you tomorrow X
It was then she remembered she was meant to call Patrick back. Oops. Oh well, he could wait.
A- Good night x
***
As expected Gemma was almost as excited about Asha's date with Xavier as she was. All day she bopped around, more cheery than normal. It was an average day. John came in for his care review, as well as a few other regulars.
Five o'clock seemed so far away.
Asha phoned Patrick when she found a quiet moment. He didn't have much to say. Went on about how their mother was worried
She was almost asleep when her phone pinged next to her.
X- Can't wait til next time. Good-night beautiful X
Chapter 8
FEELING LIKE SHE WAS ON cloud nine, Asha drifted into work the next morning. Gemma rushed into her office after her, quickly closing the door.
“What's going on?” she demanded.
“Nothing...why do you ask?” Asha asked coyly.
“Oh don't give me that, look at you,” Gemma gestured to her. “You saw him last night didn't you?”
“Maybe,” she tried to hide her smile but found it almost impossible.
“You did, you did,” Gemma started bouncing around. “So what happened?”
“Well, he picked me up on my way home from work and whisked me off to a little cafe out by the beach.”
“Oh that’s so romantic,” she swooned. “And?” she drew the word out in question.
“And nothing, then he took me home, we said our goodbyes and he left.”
“So is he an awesome kisser?”
“We didn't kiss.”
Gemma stood aghast. “Wha? Why not?”
Asha chuckled at her friend's reaction. “We almost did, then there was this woman who crashed her car and well, the moment was gone.”
“Someone crashed their car?” she narrowed her eyes.
“Oh it was nothing serious, just a bingle, but bad timing is all.”
“Hmm, so, when are you seeing him again?”
“Don't know, we haven’t made any plans.”
“Asha!”
“But he did send me this,” Asha handed Gemma her phone with the text message Xavier had sent last night displayed on the screen.
“Oh...I think I'm in love with him,” Gemma placed a hand over her heart and slumped against the wall.
“Go on with you girl,” Asha swatted her friend with her hand. “Get back to work.”
“Okay, but any more texts, anything I need to know okay?”
“Yes Gem, now work, before you get us both fired,” she laughed and Gemma retreated back to the front of the building.
Asha had a new patient that day. It was a sixty-two-year-old man with a brain tumour. He and his wife needed an extensive care-plan drawn up. It was time consuming, but she was grateful for the distraction. When lunchtime came around, she popped down the street to pick something up. Pulling her phone out of her handbag, she noticed she had several missed calls from her brother and a text message from Xavier. She would worry about Patrick later. Deciding instead to check her messages.
X- Hey, been thinking about you, want to catch up again tomorrow night?
That made her smile, of course she wanted to catch up with him tomorrow night.
A- Hey yourself, yes, I would love too, what did you have in mind?
X- I don't know, maybe a few drinks after you finish work?
A- Sure, want me to meet you at the club?
X- how about I come past your work and pick you up?
Oh, Gemma would have a field day with this.
A- Yeah, that could work. I usually finish around five
Even as she sent the message off, she knew that wasn't true, she almost always worked late. But she would make sure she finished at five if Xavier was coming to pick her up.
X- see you at five tomorrow night then X.
She could hardly wait, time was going to drag until she saw him again. Climbing into bed with her book that evening, Xavier was the only thing on her mind. There was no way she could focus on reading. Just as she started drifting off to sleep her phone pinged.
X- Good night gorgeous, can't wait to see you tomorrow X
It was then she remembered she was meant to call Patrick back. Oops. Oh well, he could wait.
A- Good night x
***
As expected Gemma was almost as excited about Asha's date with Xavier as she was. All day she bopped around, more cheery than normal. It was an average day. John came in for his care review, as well as a few other regulars.
Five o'clock seemed so far away.
Asha phoned Patrick when she found a quiet moment. He didn't have much to say. Went on about how their mother was worried
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