Unexpected confession
Unexpected confession
"It's fine. I don't have any place to be right now so I didn't mind waiting." Mia answered. She had waited for more than an hour but it didn't matter. She was seeing him now.
"You look a lot better than you were a few weeks ago. I am happy for you." Louis told Mia sincerely. He didn't look as harsh as he usually looked while forcing her to receive treatment.
"I came to thank you for it." Mia placed the basket of fruits on his desk. "I didn't know the one you liked so I bought a variety."
"These are... much..." He said, eyeing the basket.
"I did what I had to do as your doctor. You didn't have to do this."
She shook her head. "I owe you a lot. I'm not sure what I would have been doing now had it not been for you."
He flashed her a smile before he gestured at the seat opposite his, "Please sit. And let me know what you would like. Juice? Water? Tea or coffee?"
He asked as he stood up.
"Nothing actually. I didn't plan to spend a long time here. Just wanted to thank you and head out."
"What's the rush? You still find me creepy?" He asked, sitting back down while looking at her but not with his usual creepy stare.
Mia laughed. "Well... I think my perception of you changed a great deal lately."
He croaked a laugh, "Yea, right!"
They were both quiet before she spoke again, "I actually didn't like you at first, but then I realised you are a good brother to both Leo and Chloe and they trust you."
"So you are saying you like me now?" He asked with a smirk.
"I didn't say I 'like' you. I am only saying you are better than what I imagined you were."
"And what else did you imagine me as aside from creepy?"
"You are asking too many questions." Mia pointed out.
He relaxed his back on his seat and crossed his arms across his chest while giving her his full attention. The gesture reminded her a lot of Leo but she quickly shook the thought out of her head.
"I like to know what you think of me."
She frowned a little, "You shouldn't care about that. Since you know..."
"You are my brother's girlfriend, I am aware of that." He nodded. "If I wanted you for myself, it wouldn't have been a difficult feat."
"What?" This time, her frown deepened and he chuckled.
"Do you know why Leo trusts I can take proper care of you while you were sick?" He asked, moving closer to rest his elbows on his desk.
When she didn't answer, he supplied the answer.
"Because he knows I like you."
Mia's mouth fell open at that confession. She opened her mouth to say something, but no words found their way out.
He smirked. "You do not have to be surprised. He knows I do like you and he is also aware I am very reasonable. I cannot let my emotions get the best of me. That is why he trusts me a lot."
"And stop looking at me like that. I really do not have any intention of pursuing you. I know you like Leo and he likes you too. He is going to kill me if I try anything silly. He already called me to warn me not to let you get confused again and even suggested I shave my hair and start wearing lenses. You know... I was really surprised to know you told him about that night."
"I... don't think I had a choice. I don't keep things away from him."
"And that is why I cannot ruin such a beautiful relationship between you two no matter how much I am tempted to."
"You... are quite confident. You wouldn't have been able to ruin us. I'll always choose him."
He smiled and said nothing.
"Why... are you telling me all of this?" She asked quietly.
"Because I thought it was best to let you know. It's sucks not telling people how you truly feel about them. As a doctor, we know how precious and fickle life can be. You can see a healthy person now and in the next hour, they are no more. "Do not think about what I said just now. It's really not important. But I just didn't like it when you look at me, hoping it is Leo—"
A page came from the intercom inside his office, asking for Doctor Louis to come to the ER.
"Off I go!" He stood up immediately and began to reach for his coat.
"It was nice seeing you today Mia Lucas."
After Mia left, she went back to Leo's apartment. She realised she had missed a call from Mr B but refused to call back. She was lost in thought as she continued to think about her conversation with Louis. But she decided to put that aside and get busy instead. She picked up her laptop and continued to work on her resumé until she heard a knock on her door.
When she opened the door, she saw Chloe standing there with a big smile on her face.
"I did it!" She said excitedly before surprsingly pulling Mia into a hug.
It felt very weird and awkward but thankfully, Chloe pulled away from the hug quickly to narrate,
"So I took a lawyer to meet my parents and officially demanded to get my business back, with full control of everything. And it was easier than I expected. I have it back, Mia!"
Mia had never seen Chloe so happy and she was truly happy for her.
"Thank you for suggesting it to me. I think I needed that extra push."
"Congratulations. It's yours and it's what you deserve." Mia said.
Chloe nodded. "I cannot wait to tell Jeremy about it tonight. I am just afraid he is going to spin me around until I lose consciousness."
Mia laughed. She still couldn't believe how Jeremy was able to change Chloe so much. But the only one who saw this side of her was just her and Jeremy. Chloe still acted cold to other people.
"So I was thinking..." Chloe started speaking while looking serious, "Would you like to work in the Mall?"
(PLEASE, READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE)