First and Finally, You

Chapter 11

Jared tightly shut his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. He can’t even focus on the file he is reading right now, his mind is still with the event in the Grime’s hall. Especially, the one when Chartreuse stands on the podium to present her case. She is exquisite, he thought of. He believed that 5 years have been good to her. He is wondering about her whereabouts during the time he was away.

“What am I thinking? Of course she will never care about me… aaarggh!” he talked to himself.

Fancy how he been reminded of the past years he have been away. He thought about Chartreuse as whether she is thinking the same way as he did at most time.

His thoughts were separated by a light knock on his office, Steph’s head bobbed in.

“Dr. Rogers will be here in a few hours, she asked me if I can adjust the schedule so she can rush home before the meeting, she mentioned about a very important matter to attend to?” Steph said.

Going home? He thought of. Why is she going home? And mentioned that she is actually going to clear an important matter? Does she have somebody at home? A husband maybe. That thought made his stomach churn. He doesn’t have any idea on what can be the sole reason of Rogers to go home immediately. What happened to work as a priority?

Steph, growing impatient, loudly taps her ballpoint against the his table. When jared didn’t pay much attention to that, she sat on the table.

“Jesus! Steph, act properly!” he exclaimed.

“I am just wondering if you… uhm.. need… uhm… a massage, you are all tensed on meeting Dr. Rogers.” Steph purred getting nearer on his ear.

Jared stood up in attempting to ease the purring Steph on his office desk. To his horror, Steph jumped to his lap pinning him down… then suddenly the door opened and comes Chartreuse, stupefied from what she witnessed.

“uhm… I think, I’ll drop by later… Dr. Colton you seems to be busy with… uhm… something, just phone me in the---“

She cut Chartreuse and all her assumptions towards the action. “Wait Char!... I mean Dr. R-Rogers! Its not what you think it is… it’s no—“

“No, I understand Dr. Colton, just call me if you are ready to discuss the cases given.” Chartreuse retreated immediately leaving the puzzled Jared and the purring Steph still on his lap.

“GET OFF ME! Now. Go. Vanish” He scolded Steph. Steph stood up immediately and apologize for her actions.

“I was just caught up with emotions, please forgive me.” Steph stood and headed towards the door.

He immediately lifted the intercom, “Clara, please ask Dr. Rogers to meet me in my office in 3 minutes—“

“B-but she ran away a whil—“

“Clara, that is an order! Make it fast, I don’t care if she just passed by…” reminded by his actions towards Clara, she then apologized, “ Clara, I am sorry but just mixed up, sorry.”

“it is okay, Dr. Colton. But I thought there was a misunderstanding between you, because she came out running and teary eyed.” The nurse answered from the other line.

Why she crying? He thought to himself. Would that be—

“Dr. Colton, I already called Dr. Rogers, should I be asking her come in now?”

“yes, of course please, Clara, thank you.”

As he put the phone back, there was a soft knock on the door. “Come in.” He said plainly.