Purple Romance

''Huh? Coffee?'' Maria asked Paul and looked at her wrist watch. It was already 10:00AM. She arrived an hour ago, even before Paul did.

''Yes, the boss wants a cup of coffee at Wave Café. Our boss only drinks his coffee from there'' Paul answered.

The first thing Ad-Din did after arriving was to ask him to tell this woman to go and buy him a cup of coffee at a café that was 15 minutes drive away from the company.

''Then, what kind of coffee does he drink?'' Maria asked.

''That…he said you should take a wild guess and surprise him. And if he likes the coffee that you bring to him, he will consider again about your position in the company''. Paula said with a grin.

''So, is this like a test or what?'' Maria asked back.

''You could say so''. Paul removed a black card and placed it on the table before leaving the office.

''Time is money, Miss Lee'' Paul added before walking out.

Maria looked at the card and quickly picked it and rushed out.

Inside the CEO's office, Ad-Din stood by the glass window and watched as Maria rushed out of the building. She hailed a cab and went away. He smiled and murmured to himself.

''She is still smart after all''.

.....

First Hospital.

Psychology and Psychiatric department/wards.

Calia stood on the same spot that she did the last time and watched as Kobby spoke with his patients in the ward. She was so focused on watching him that she didn't even bother with her phone as it rang.

A nurse who was about to enter into the ward heard the ringtone and turned looking at Calia and said ''Miss, your phone is ringing. Could you please take it a distant away? Our patients are extremely sensitive to noise''.

Calia looked at her and nodded before turning away with her purse. Just then, Kobby walked out of the other side of the ward. The ward had two doors. He walked out of the second one and came face to face with Calia. There was a hint of surprise on his face as soon as he saw her but the woman didn't seem to have seen him as her focus was on the phone she was trying to remove from her purse. She bumped into him and he swiftly caught her from falling.

Calia looked up and saw the face of the man she couldn't forget. His arms were wrapped around her waist and she blushed even though she was shocked.

The two nurses that followed Kobby behind were equally shocked to see the doctor holding a woman in that manner. He has avoided having anything doing with the female doctors and nurses that tried to hook up with him.

''Can you stand on your feet?'' Kobby asked her and she nodded her head.

Calia was speechless and came back to her senses. She tried to step back from his personal space and tripped on her 8 inches heel and hissed.

''Ahh''. Kobby instinctively held her hand to sturdy her as he looked at her heels. He saw that she had twisted her ankle and said.

''You're hurt''.

''Huh? Yes, I think so''. Calia said and leaned on the wall and looked at her leg. Her ankle had turned red already.

'' I wasn't asking you. I was telling you''. Kobby said and looked into her eyes, meeting her gaze and Calia's heart started beating. ''You can leave now. She is someone I know''. Kobby turned to the nurses and told them.

The dumbfounded nurses nodded their heads and walked away and started murmuring. Kobby looked at them and frowned. He could tell rumours were going to start going around soon.

''I can manage it. My assistant is already outside waiting for me''. Calia said.

She felt so ashamed and embarrassed. Even in that kind of situation, her heart was beating. She didn't know the answer she would give if he asked her what she was doing there. What if he realised she was there because of him? What if he hates her because of that? Calia knew he was already out of the market but she couldn't help coming again after seeing him the last time. She wasn't the type to break couples up or be the third wheel. The frowned on her face deepened as her guilt rose.

''Are you in pain?'' Kobby mistook her frown to be pain and asked worriedly.

''No, I'm alright. You don't have to worry about me. I'm sorry for today. Good bye!!''

Calia said and attempted to run away. After two steps she fell down on the floor and hissed again in pain.

Kobby turned and looked at her. He really didn't know whether she was simply stupid or too embarrassed after bumping into him like that. Did she hate being touched by him that much? That she wanted to run away despite her pain? Kobby wondered before walking to her.

Calia looked up and bit her lips. She knew she looked rather pitiful and that alone made her lips tremble and her eyes burned as she tried to keep the tears at bay. Kobby noticed the doctors and nurses that hid and were watching them. He sighed and felt a headache creeping in. He stood in front of Calia and bent down to her and swiftly lifted her up, bridal style and walked with her towards his office.

''Looks like I'm going to have rumours about me going around''. Kobby muttered and Calia heard him. She hid her head against his chest because of the eyes that followed them.

The shocked expressions were written on the faces of the doctors and the nurses as they came out of their hiding and watched them.

Dr. Kobby's office.

Kobby put Calia on the stretcher and pulled a chair closer to it. He sat down and removed her heels gently and slowly making sure she didn't feel pain.

Calia looked at him being so focused on her legs and flushed. He was a doctor, did doctors really took their time like this on patients?

Kobby inspected the bruise and sighed. He rolled his sleeves back leaving his arm muscle on full display and pulled a drawer behind him open and removed a pair of scissors. He looked at the jeans and spoke ''I have to cut your jeans so that I can have a clear view of the extent of your bruise''.

''Oh, you can cut it''. Calia said and gestured with her hand as she sat on the stretcher.

''Excuse me then''. Kobby said and cut the jeans from her ankle to her mid knee. He did that for both of her legs. After which, he opened his first aid box and turned and his eyes fell on the small chain around her right ankle and looked at her saying subconsciously. ''Why do you have something like this around your ankle?''

''Huh?'' Calia followed his gaze and saw that he had seen the jewellery and started to explain ''oh, this is one of my works. I craft and design jewellery. I'm a designer''.

''I see'' the crease around his brows relaxed and he started to clean her leg with a cotton gauze that he dipped into a disinfectant.

Kobby soon finished attending to the bruise on both legs and removed a bag of ice cubes from his fridge and placed it on Calia's legs and said ''hold this against your legs, it will reduce the swelling. I will be back very soon. Don't leave before I return''.

Calia nodded and took the bag of cubes and accidentally brushed her fingers against his hands. There was a moment of electric sensation that passed through him to her body and she retrieved quickly looking away as she flushed. Kobby looked at her but didn't say anything and left the room.

Calia looked at her hands and her lips curved into a smile before she slapped herself and murmured ''get your head back on, you, idiot. He is a married me. How could you fall for a married man of all men? No, this won't do. I have to leave here immediately before I get him into trouble. What if his wife suddenly comes in?''

Calia began to have a lot of thoughts and scenarios acting up in her mind. She even thought of how the wife and mistress of a man always fought in the open and frowned shaking her head ''no, I can't do to him. He is such a pure man who is devoted to his wife. He doesn't deserve to be tainted by me''.

With that, Calia got down from the stretcher and the chain around her ankle removed and fell to the floor without her knowledge. She picked her purse and left the room and the hospital vowing in her heart never to go there again and cause him an inconveniences. She had already imposed on him enough.