Mia, a struggling waitress and Tristian, a high-spirited play boy. Mia tries to run away from him but Tristian is not the one to give up easily.
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Mia's best friend, Troy ripped a piece of her heart out when she realized that he loves another...
To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. - William Blake
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I hurried through the hotel's work area to the door that led into Troy's personal space. Unlocked. Thank God.
The minute I see him, my blood pressure starts to rise because this is not going to be a pleasant conversation. He looks up from the laptop probably sensing my presence in the room and meets my eyes.
Troy's face pales slightly and it should. "I want to know the reason why you stood up me for our date."
"I-" He began but closes his mouth in loss of words. Troy's face turns gravely apologetic. "I'm sorry," he says contritely. "I should have said something to you."
"Really? That's all you have to say?"I whispered. "I didn't think—"
The words stalled in my throat. It's been humiliating enough and I don't want to explain about each and every stare and sympathetic look I got yesterday evening in the restaurant when my date stood me up.
Troy appeared to be on the verge of apologizing to me—or maybe issuing his own reason —as his eyes scanned the expression on my face. The irritated, harassed sigh that followed seemed to say of it was nothing.
"I swear, my patience is gone. I can't do this anymore. What I want is an answer. Yes or no. Just spit it out so I can move on with my life." My voice is harsh and I notice the way his face cringed. He can't blame me.
I think it stemmed back to when I was twenty-two and I was given a job here in his restaurant as a waitress. I'd been so eager and excited to get a job after trying numerous times but it didn't last longer. The head waitress and my colleagues made my time here hell. They couldn't let go the opportunity that would cause me trouble. That's when I met Troy. He caught one of the waitress giving her work to me. That's it. He fired her and we ended up being friends. Best friends.
My first best friend.
After one year of friendship, it slowly turned into attraction, affection, crush and then finally love. My first love. I fell in love with my best friend who's also my boss. Cliché right?
I felt so too but that never stopped me and my heart.
I told him about my feelings before three months but he said no. He said he didn't want to risk our friendship. I tried to convince him to give us a chance but he didn't bulge until last week when he agreed for our date. My first date.
I was in the moon, dreaming about the moment we both would be alone in the arms of each other. And you know what? He cancelled it. He cancelled it just before an hour. I cried to sleep that day. He rescheduled it for yesterday when I asked him. I reached the restaurant. He didn't cancel it this time, I thought my dreams are finally turning into reality. But as always fate was against me. He stood me up. I couldn't forget the way I walked out of the restaurant, teary-eyed, head lowered and stumbling slightly.
