Episode 11

Nicholas P.O.V

I had to travel to Italy in an emergency. The patient was very delicate and the hospital assigned me to be there. It was a very delicate case and I was staying at this amazing hotel the hospital paid for.

After the surgery, I needed to loosen up. I went back to my hotel room, showered and went down to the bar for a drink. I was there for about two minutes then I saw her come in. I saw my little pretty miss. Huh. Who would have thought we were traveling to the same place and the same hotel. I read this as the world pushing us together. She is very pretty and goes for what she wants.

Something is different about her tonight. She looks like she had a shit day. She looked like she had been crying. I watched as she sat at the bar and ordered. She put her head down on the counter momentarily, then she raised her head and ran her hands through her silky brown hair. I don't know why but that was darn sexy.

I watched her keenly she looked like she had the world on her shoulders and the bags under her eyes weren't helping but she looking stunning as fuck. Soon the bartender brought six shots and placed them in front of her. She dived right in.

Well, now I know she really had a shitty day. She drank the first one, then the second and the third. She looked at her phone for a while then went back to her drinks. She drank two more. I should go up there and talk to her because she is drinking too much.

She might just want to talk. Then I called the bartender over and asked him to get her some lemon water. Soon enough he came back,

"Sir the lady said she can buy her own drinks and unless you want a broken nose you shouldn't send it back." I smiled at him knowingly. He walked away

I walked up to where she was sitting.

"I thought we were going to lay off the hitting people thing" she went stiff for a second or so then I put my hand on the counter and she turned around.

"I thought we were going to lay off the nosiness," she mimicked my voice.

Smart and funny I laughed and sat next to her. She drank the last of her six shots and ordered some more. He brought it to her soon enough. She drank another

"Hey slow down there. At that rate you won't have any insides tomorrow" I was still on my first beer.

"You are not the boss of me doctor, and I am no longer your patient so you don't have to watch out for me." She was slurring which means the alcohol is starting to take effect on her. She drank another.

"That's enough Chloe eight shots are enough to take the edge off a crappy day from work," I said looking at her but she stared at her drink instead. Then she laughed. What is so funny?

"You think this is about work? I love my work and honestly, I wish it were ab... about work. I ju... just felt like drinking. Is that so bad?" She is drunk and hurt is in her eyes. I want to kill everything that hurts her. She is special. I looked at her very intently. She turned away and was about to drink the next shot but I took it from her.

"Give it back," she snapped at me.

"No, you have had enough. That's enough already and you are already drunk." I said to her calmly, setting the drink away from trying to reach for it but I kept it a great distance away from her. Then I saw tears build up in her eyes.

"Why can't you just give me this one thing? Everything I have is always taken from me. This one thing is mine and now you are taking it too." She just broke down in tears. My heart skips a beat. I hate seeing her like this, she is crying because of me. I made her cry. I want to end her tears but I can't give her that drink again, but I know it's more than that. I want to help.

I pull her close into my arms and comfort her. She is crying and my heart ached

"It's ok sweetheart don't cry, I got you it's ok. I just can't give it back to you. That's enough for one night. I held her In my arms and she cried so much I felt so bad for her. I do not want her this way. It is hurting me too.

"I lose everything I have now you have taken my drink too." She said sobbing on my shoulder. I signaled the bartender to come over with some tissues and a glass of water. I gave the tissues to her and she pulled away immediately. She wiped away her tears and looked at me.

Any vulnerability showing in her was gone and she looked like her boss lady self again. Her eyes had gone cold and glassy.

"I am sorry for that Dr. Jones. I have just had a terrible day and I am somewhat drunk. That was very unprofessional of me" she looked at my shirt and it was wet. "Oh silly me I ruined your perfect shirt," her voice still wasn't the same, I could tell she was drunk.

"You don't need to apologize, Chloe, it's fine and no more drinks for you have this instead." I gave the water.

"You don't have to act like my dad you know... I am ...old ...enough to take care of myself." She put down her glass and then she picked up the alcohol. She was about to drink it but she stopped halfway. Her eyes were opened wide oh my, those big beautiful eyes. Her eyes were green. My pretty silver.

Oh, she is not mine but I would want nothing more than this woman by my side, under me. My Chloe. I like that. She is too pretty. It is as though I stared for too long because my eyes were starting to tear from not blinking.

"Are you ok?" I got nothing from her. For a drunk person, she is very aware.

Chloe's P.O.V

Nicolas could not find the worst possible time to be in Italy. Same time as me, same hotel, same bar and worst same time. I cannot believe myself, I broke down right in front of him because of a drink. Worst part, it wasn't even about him.

"You don't have to act like my dad you know... I am ...old ...enough to take care of myself." Oh my fucking god I widened my eyes. Dads! Fuck! I am supposed to be in Spain for my father's memorial service fuck Chloe! I can't believe I forgot well. It's not helping that I'm drunk.

"Are you ok?" I heard him ask. Of course not. What kind of stupid question is that?

"No I am not ok Dr. nosy I am not ok. You want to know why because my mother does not love me, in fact, she is not my mother she is a nightmare and today is my father's Memorial Day and I am sitting in a fucking bar. I hate my life and how I have to always be strong. I was never normal. Had no prom. I wasn't even enrolled in a real school, being homeschooled was many things to me. I never got to live a normal life because of Alexa.” Now it was all coming out and I know that I would regret this tomorrow but the words were just falling out and so were the tears. I broke down again. The poor man, all he wanted was to buy me a drink but now he had to watch me break down like a crazy person.

He put his hand on my back and comforted me.

"Shhhh shhhh it's ok Chloe I am here for you. It's ok." Oh, why does he have to be here now? I am too drunk and too tired to care and I know I will not remember any of this tomorrow. I picked up my alcohol and drank it before he could do anything.

"That's enough now Chloe come I'll take you home you have had enough to drink." He said trying to get me off the barstool. I knew he could pull me up in one swift motion but I think he wanted me to get up on my own.

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