Fate Intervened

Lifetime With A Woman

AMY

I watch him as he toys with my feelings by showing me how much he wants me. He does not know what it does to me when he smiles like that and when he plays with my senses by licking his lips. He broke through every defense that I have and I can not help the smile that appears on my face. I want to turn around and run like a madwoman to my room and close the door but I am not a little girl anymore. I should stand my ground.

So, I smile and then slowly look down while I step away from the window. But to my utter shock, I ran into my brother and father still standing in the room just staring at me.

"Okay, you going to have to spill some beans?!"

Now, this is the last thing that I want to do. I do not feel like sharing this feeling or moment that I just had with Mike. I, myself, do not even know what kind of feelings I am feeling and now they want me to share it with them. No, I know my dad and brother very well as they will not leave me alone until I say something.

"There is nothing to tell…"

My brother and dad burst out laughing as if I just told them a very funny joke.

"I am serious nothing is going on"

"I am sorry, were you in the room just now?"

My brother and his wisecracks. Trying to get to the bottom of things.

"Okay, so I might enjoy the company of this man..."

Again they start to laugh.

"...but I do not know what is going on yet and because I do not know what is going on I can not tell you anything"

My brother walks closer to me and puts his arm around my waist while looking me in the eyes.

"Little sister. Let your wise old brother tell you something. You have fallen for this guy, head over heels"

I watch my dad just nodding his head in agreement with my brother. I wiggle myself out of my brother's grip and then just dismiss them with my hand in the air while walking to my room. I know that everything my brother just told me is the truth. I might be falling much harder for this man than any other man before.

MIKE

I watch and she disappears behind the curtain and I hope that she realized what my intentions are with her. I start to drive back to my grandpa's house and I am ready for a confrontation with him. I enter into the driveway and then make my way into the house.

My grandpa is sitting on his favorite chair in the lounge. This is the perfect moment.

"Grandpa? So, when were you going to tell me?"

He looks up at me with a frown on his face as if he has no idea what I am talking about.

"What are you blabbering on about?"

"The older women? Penny's grandmother?"

I have never seen an old man's face turning pale white so, this will be my first time. He tries to get up to walk to his room as he wants to avoid all my questions but this time I am ready for him. I put my hands on the armrests of the chair and make him keep on sitting.

"No, no, no you are not gonna get away this time. Why didn't you just tell me about her? Why did I have to go and find out about her from someone else?"

I can see that he wants to know who that someone else is but I am definitely not going to give up my source. He looks down while shaking his head, moaning.

"Urgh... It is none of your business, boy"

"But that's where you are wrong, grandpa. I want to know that you are happy and that you have someone in your life. If this woman makes you happy I just want to know, please"

He takes a deep breath and then I see that I have broken through his walls. So, I sit back in my chair.

"We do not know each other so well yet and that is why I will appreciate you going to the reunion, as a favor to me"

This time it is my turn to frown and look at my grandpa with a question in my eyes.

"Why will it be a benefit for you? If I go to the reunion?"

I can see that he struggles to answer my questions but this is important to him so he makes the effort. This woman must be very important.

"The thing is, Penny is her world and her grandma asked me if you were going to the reunion because it is important to Penny. So, I kind of already promised her that you will go"

I stand up abruptly in response to his statement and then look at him with a face of disgust.

"Grandpa, you can not promise her things like that! You know that I do not want to go and that Penny is the last person I want to see, ever"

I watch as my stubborn and tough grandpa suddenly turns into a soft and squishy man. His face fills with redness and he blushes as he mumbles these words. Almost whispering it.

"Son, please…"

He is not a man that likes to say please and thank you. I know that this is very important to him. I want my grandpa to be happy and not alone. I guess sacrificing one night of my life will probably be pale in comparison with my grandpa, being alone forever. I take a deep breath and then stare my grandpa straight in the eyes.

"Okay, grandpa but you owe me big time"

I watch as this old man's eyes start to light up like Christmas lights. It is as if life returns to him. He stands up like a young man and then hugs me tight.

"Okay, okay, I can not breathe"

As he releases me I see his face is filled with joy. I am glad that I could make my grandpa feel better and maybe even just give him a lifetime with that woman. I start to pack my things as my flight is almost ready to leave and then a sudden sadness fills my heart.

I am thinking of the beautiful Amy and how she has consumed me, mind, body, and soul. I hope that I will be able to see her again in the city as I know this was a completely random coincidence that we saw each other in a small town like this. I hope that fate will be kind to me once again and I get to see her again.

I know that I have to return to my normal lifestyle as I get into the taxi to take me back to the airport. But my thoughts can not stop thinking about Amy. Such beauty does not come along so often. In my time of being the CEO of my father's company a lot of models have come my way but none of these women possesses the elegance that she has.

I would love to be in her presence again and I will do everything that I can to get to know her better. If her brother is such a good man, I can only imagine what kind of a woman she is. The flight back home is not long but it feels like hours on end. I can not seem to get my mind not to think about anything else but her.

I open up the door to my loft and make my way back to my room. Jet lag has completely set in and I can not seem to keep my eyes open. I fall down on my bed, falling sleeping with her still in my thoughts.

AMY

As I greet my dad and brother it feels as if I am leaving home again as I did so many years ago. It was not such a great feeling back then and it is not a great feeling today. I do not like to leave my dad and brother alone knowing that no one is going to eat healthily and look after them. But I did not have a choice as I have patients waiting for me in the hospital.

As I fly back home Mike seemed to appear in my thoughts frequently. I need to get my head back on straight as I am a respectful doctor and do not have time for boyfriends. But you can not seem to shake the feeling that you might be seeing him again very soon.

I can not afford to go back to my apartment just yet because I need to go and check on my patients. Just as I enter the hospital I see Jen waiting for me with hands on her hips as if I am in trouble.

"Doctor, you know that I love and adore you but didn't I tell you that you need to go on holiday and that I will only see you back here on Monday morning?"

I know that I am in trouble now and it is not a good thing to be on the wrong side of Jen. I love how she thinks that she is my boss. But I see her more as a caring friend.

"Yes, yes, I know that you said that but I just wanted to-"

"No, I am sorry, doctor but "doctor visiting" hours are already over. Please come back tomorrow morning…"

I know she only means well so I turn around on my heels, smiling, and go back home. If there was something wrong with my patients, I am sure that she would have let me come and check on them. I walk past the coffee shop where I sat at the bar that day, just reading and then Mike bumped into me. This changed my world. I can not believe that I got to see him on my so-called holiday in my hometown.

As I get into my bed and fall asleep, I have probably one of the best nights rest that I have had in a very long time. It does not take me long to get into the shower and wash the weekend away while getting ready for work. Then an idea jumps to mind. What if I go back to the coffee shop and maybe I get to run into Mike again.

I shake my head while I laugh as I am being silly. I should focus on my day's work. My patients need me.

MIKE

As usual, I am greeted by my assistant, Sally as she runs through my appointments for the day. It takes me a while to get into my work but it is not long before I get business done. I never wanted to be a CEO but my mom really wanted me to take over the company.

"I am sorry to bother you, sir but your next appointment is here"

I stand up and gestured to her to let them in. I stand up from behind my desk and put on my jacket. I take the necessary file from my desk and make my way to my seating area in my office. Then, just as the door opens I feel my heart starting to beat irregularly.

I have completely forgotten to take my pills and now I have to deal with this client.

"Mr. Sanders it is such a pleasure to have this appointment with you today. How are you doing?"

He wants to know how I am doing and right now, at this moment, I'm not doing well. I need to get my pills from my drawer and somehow excuse myself. So, I stuck out my hand to give him a firm handshake.

"I am doing well and yourself? Please have a seat"

I try to look as normal as possible, as I make my way behind my desk again. Then as he takes a seat, I slowly open my drawer and put the pills in my jacket pocket.

"Would you like something to drink?"

I make my way to my bar fridge and open it to get myself a bottle of water. He requests something to drink and I take a drink for him as well. But then just as I turn around something that feels like somebody hitting me hard on my chest sends a shock through my heart.

I feel as I physically jump because of the shock but that is not the only reason. The pain is unbearable. The drinks in my hand fall to the floor as I grab my chest trying to hold onto my heart. I can not help falling to my knees in a deep, unearthly pain. It seems as if my life is flashing before my eyes and there is nothing that I can do to stop it.

"Aahhh!!"