Over my dead body ~James Barnes~

Part 2

I wake up at 10AM because of the cold, God its cold in my apartment. I left the window open in my room so there's one reason to get up and start the day. I don't even know what my day looks like I mean, I'm not in a relationship, I don't have friends and I don't have a job. I need to find a job as soon as possible or I'm about to pay the rent with by charms and boobs.

I decide to go to the hospital, I know that I went to jail and that they're probably not gonna hire me, but you can't blame a girl for trying. I hop in the shower because I swear to God, I can still smell that old lady's perfume and it's driving me nuts. I put some makeup on and warm clothes since its freezing outside and I'm heading to the hospital.

as soon as I enter the hospital I feel a lump in my throat, it's been a year and a couple weeks since I've been in a hospital, and I missed it. I walk over to the woman behind the desk who's very concentrated on whatever the fuck she's doing on her computer.

"Excuse me, hi!"

still typing.

"Can I ask you something?'

still. fucking. typing. God what's wrong with her

"I'm so sorry, I was writing an important E-mail and I didn't hear you" she says with the sweetest tone and an apologizing smile.

Fuck she's sweet.. oops, I'm starting to see why I don't have friends.

"I was wondering if I could speak to the Chief?" I say and she looks at me with big shocking eyes. "I'm really sorry that I ignored you, I didn't hear-" she says and I interrupt her since I know what she thought I meant.

"Oh no, not because of that, you didn't do anything wrong. I'm looking for a job here actually" I see relief in her eyes, and she calls the Chief. I'm so nervous and kind of ashamed for being here. I just got out of jail 3 weeks ago and I'm already throwing myself back to work like nothing happened. this was a mistake.

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"You're hired" the blond woman in front of me tells me with a satisfied facial expression.

"Wait really?" did she just say, 'You're hired'? did she not see my criminal record?

"Of course, you are, you have 3 years' experience, and your record is clean. I don't see a reason to not hire you" smiles at me and looks trough some papers.

Clean? What the actual fuck.

"Is everything ok? You do want this job, right?" she says to me while laughing. "Yeah of course, thank you! for giving me a chance" I try not to look too confused and in shock but I gotta admit, it's hard and weird. After a couple hours I decide to go to a bar in the city to celebrate my new job. god I missed my life, and I miss my husband. I'm acting tough all the time, acting like I'm over it. over the fact I am a widow while I'm still wearing my wedding ring on my neck. yeah... on my neck. he lost his ring finger 2 weeks after we got married so we decided to wear our rings with a necklace around our necks. That's what you get when you marry someone who could be dead any minute.

"You look like a whiskey person" I look up from where I'm sitting, and I see a gorgeous man standing across me. "Wrong, more like a martini person" I smile at him "nice try"

"One Martini coming up." he says with a smirk.

The bartender goes to the costumer next to me and asks his order. "I'll have what she's having"

I look to my right and I see a man sitting one seat next to me... this could be it, a handsome guy with beautiful blue eyes and muscles, everything you want. only to be standing eye to eye with this 60 year old walking Antichrist who looks like he just woke up from dead. Reminder to yourself, you're not in a movie, and only grandpa's come to this bar.

After 2 drinks I hear a familiar voice behind me calling my name.

"Hey Candace! or should I say Dr. Russo?"

I turn around and of course... "are you stalking me Miles?" I smirk while keeping my gaze on my drink. "I've seen the series 'YOU' and I'm not into the whole stalking thing" I say which makes him laugh and he takes a seat next to me with his boyfriend Louis.

"I like your doctor's uniform, you look smart"

Thank you Miles, for this compliment and insult in one.

I keep my eyes on my drink and play with it with my fingers "you can't insult me Miles" I look him in the eyes "We're not friends" I smirk at him, and he laughs "of course we're not, you drink your coffee with oat milk. You disgust me" he says witch a serious, but playful look on his face.

After a couple drinks and conversations, I feel dizzy, and I really should be going home.

"What's that around your neck?" I hear Louis say to me who's sitting next to Miles.

I am not telling you.

"It's called a necklace why?" Play dumb and avoid those questions Candace, like you always do.

"Is that a ring? miles looks at me with confusing and points at my neck with is head. "Tell us!"

"Hmm we're not that close" I smile at the both of them and I stand up, ready to head out and go home. I walk to the door but before I could open it, someone from the other side did it first as it hits my nose pretty hard.

"Shit" is the only thing that comes out of my mouth. I couldn't even look him in the eyes, I was just focusing on my bleeding nose that's been dripping all over my new work uniform.

"Sorry Doctor, didn't see a small figure like yours" a deep voice is the only thing I hear, a very, very charming deep voice. I look up to him and I see this tall figure standing in front of me, deep blue eyes, hair behind his ears, muscles at all the right places and he's wearing a goddamn suit.

"It's fine, shit happens"

I don't wanna stare, I really don't but I can't help it, he's handsome and hot and great to look at.

"Walk with me? I'll help you clean that up" he keeps his eyes on me and nowhere else. I wanna say yes, I really do.

"No need, it's just a little blood, 'll fix it" more than that is not coming out of my mouth tonight. His friends already went to find a place to sit, and he still stands in front of me, I don't know what it is, but my heart is raising.

"And I'm sure you can, isn't that, right?" He smirks at me and points at my uniform with his head and it gives me goosebumps all over my body. "Have a good night, and watch out the next time alright?" He winks at me and walks past me to meet his friends again.

I look behind me and i see Miles and Louis nodding and smiling to me, I shake my head and walk out, it's currently 1AM and I'm calling an Uber to get me home.

I'm throwing my clothes on the floor and hop in the shower before I'm going to bed.

God why didn't I just accept his help?

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