Chapter 12: Alex


    Liza woke up feeling fresh for first time in thest few days. Maybe it was her resolve not to avoid


    Jonathan anymore or it was meeting her family after a long time, but whatever it was, it had rxed her


    enough to allow her to get some sleep. She stretchedzily and got up from the bed. After brewing


    some coffee, she started getting ready for the office. She was actually looking forward to going to office


    and was surprised as she found herself humming a tune. She picked out a dark blue blouse with a grey


    pencil skirt and zer and went to shower. After showering, she put on her clothes and was ready to


    head to the office.


    She was the first one toe to the office as usual, so she walked into the empty office and unlocked


    her cabin. Sitting down, she sorted out her work for the day and took a sip of the coffee that she had


    carried from her house in a tumbler. She loved the taste of dark roasted coffee. She began reading the


    most recent manuscript while drinking her coffee and before she knew, an hour had already passed


    and now the silent building was full of employees. Liza sighed with content as she looked through the


    portion of manuscript she had just read and corrected and continued her work.


    It must have nearly lunch time when Rachel knocked on her door. "Yes,e in" Liza said without


    even bothering to look up. "Um... Liz there is some guy outside waiting to see you" Rachel said. "Some


    guy is waiting for me?" Liza asked confused. "Yeah ... Now please go and save him before Francine


    scares the shit out of him" Rachel said. "Alright, let''s go" Liza said and got u. As soon as Liza reached


    the reception area she was drawn into a bear hug. "God!! I missed you so much Liz." Alex said as Liza


    struggled to make him let her go. "Put me down Alex. I am at my work ce" she whisper yelled. After


    some more struggle Alex finally put her down. "You are seeing me after 6 months and no I missed you


    for me?" he pouted. Lizaughed "Of course I missed you. How have you been? Did something


    exciting happened?" Liza shot out. Her eyes widened as she saw Alex''s cheeks turn pink. "It


    happened, didn''t it?" Liza said pointing a finger at him. Her eyes were wide with excitement. Alex rolled


    his eyes at her childishness. "Come-on, let''s go to lunch I will tell you all about it" Alex said tucking Liza


    under his right arm as they made their way to the cafeteria.


    Jonathan had juste back from a meeting and was going to his office when he saw Liza. She was


    looking beautiful in a dark blue silk blouse. A smile spread on his face when he saw Lizaughing,


    however his smile disappeared once he saw the person standing next to Liza. One look at the guy and


    Jonathan was transported back to the night on which Jonathan had given Liza the letter, urging her to


    give him onest chance. That guy tucked Liza under his arm, holding her closely. Lizaughed at


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    something he said and he ruffled her hair. Pit of jealousy bubbled in Jonathan''s stomach. He wanted to


    go and punch the guy for touching his Liza. But he restrained himself because he had no right on Liza


    and Liza wasn''t his anymore. So he let himself be tortured as he watched them leave.


    "So what happened in Paris?" Liza asked eager to know about the person who had caused a blush to


    spread on Alex''s cheeks. "Well, I kind of met someone and I really like her" he said rubbing his neck.


    "Really? Who is she?" Liza asked, curious to know about this girl. "She is a wonderful girl but I don''t


    know her name because she never gave me one" he replied. "What!! How can you not know her


    name? What is she like? Is she pretty? Of course she is pretty. Is she your girlfriend?" Liza began


    shooting questions at Alex. "Rx Liz, take a breath. I met her at a restaurant and we started


    discussing food. Then somehow the topics got more personal. She is so fascinating Liz, that I can''t


    even begin to describe her. I have never been a believer of Love at first sight but Liz I think I am in love


    her. I can''t get her out of my head" Alex said with a dreamy look in his eyes but then his eyes turned


    sad "I don''t even have her name or number. How am I supposed to meet her again?" he said, the


    happiness and the dreamy look gone and reced by sadness. "Don''t worry Alex. You will find her.


    Fate has weird ways of bringing things we lose back to us" Liza said hoping tofort Alex. Alex had


    gone through a lot in his life and she hoped and prayed that he got whatever or whoever he wanted.


    Alice smiled at pink paper napkin in her hand. It was a doodle of Mickey Mouse. There was nothing


    special about the doodle but what made that pink paper napkin special was the person who had drawn


    the doodle. Alice smiled looking at the napkin once again as she kept it in the box as butterflies erupted


    in her stomach. She had never been so smitten with a guy. She loved the way he talked about small


    things or the way he made her smile. Nobody had done that for her in a long time. Hoping to meet that


    handsome stranger again at her restaurant, sheid down on her bed. She had never believed in fairy-


    tales or happily ever after''s especially after what Jonathan had done to Liza but maybe just maybe


    there was a possibility that there might one of those happily after''s out there for her.