Chapter 126 Anticipation

• Patrick stood in front of the elevator, his heart racing but his legs refusing to move... he knew he couldn't spend the whole day avoiding her, but what other choice did he have... Alex wouldn't be back to work until the following day, so it would be just the both of them.. he sighed deeply and decided to go to the break room, but Partick heart almost dropped when he pushed open the door and found her standing in there with a cup of coffee in her hand, his eyes immediately grew wide, but he knew if he turned to leave now it would only make him look stupid... Olivia froze for a few seconds immediately her eyes met with his, she had been waiting for him to come for more than an hour and even though she hated herself for it, she couldn't stop her heart from longing for him... "Oh, you are here," Olivia said, breaking the awkward silence that had formed between them. "Yes, I was stuck in traffic, that is why I'm late." Patrick lied and wished he could have thought about another lie than that... she didn't look like she bought it "Would you like a cup of coffee" She asked and before Patrick could tell her not to bother, she had dropped the coffee cup in her hand and had started making him his cup... Patrick walked fully into the breakroom and stood a few feet away from her as she made his coffee. Olivia could feel his gaze on her, and her nerves became a little jumbled... she was super nervous and as she picked up the coffee, she immediately dropped the cup because of how hot It was... Patrick was fast and acted on his reflexes... He held her hand, and in his, his eyes filled with concern... "You should have been more careful," Patrick said, his eyes examining her hand to make sure she wasn't hurt, and thankfully, she wasn't... Olivia's mind wasn't on the fact that she almost bumped her hand, but her eyes were on the man who was holding her hand in his... "Do you have a girlfriend?" Olivia blurted out all of a sudden and immediately gasped when she realised she had asked the question out loud... Patrick froze, a glint passing through his eyes when he looked at her... "No, I don't," He responded in a low voice, and Olivia's face became flushed. She looked away and cleared her throat... what next? Was it the right time to confess her feelings to him? Her mind was in shambles... "I should get going," Patrick said. Breaking through her thoughts Olivia felt a sudden sadness when he released her hand.. she fisted her other hand beside her as she watched him walk out of the breakroom and she knew then in her heart that it was then or never... she felt a sudden boldness like never before and followed him out of the breakroom... stopping him before he could walk any further by holding his hand... Patrick stopped in his tracks, and his heart skipped multiple beats because he knew she was her... "I need to speak with you, and no, it can't wait," Olivia said firmly... her heart beating frantically in her ribcage... she released his hand when he turned to look at him, and her heart did a back flip... shit! Her feelings for him had doubled, and she couldn't hold herself back anymore... she didn't want to lose him.. she wanted him, and maybe if he rejected her, then she could try to get over him...
• "I can't read minds, you know," Olivia started, her eyes breaking contact with his... her head hung low as she stared at her shoes... her heart racing in her chest as she tried to be bold enough to say what was on her mind... she slowly raised her head to look at Patrick, and he had that look in his eyes again... that looked that kept confusing her and giving her mixed signals... was she reading into it again... "You confuse me so much, and I feel like I'm going crazy," She said and ran her hand through her hair... she tugged on it a little, and Patrick felt even more like a coward as he listened and realised that he liked her much more than he knew... "I don't think I can work like this anymore... I just can't, and I know you try to avoid me... you weren't stuck in traffic, you just didn't want to see me... do I make you uncomfortable?" Olivia asked, and Patrick immediately shook his head... uncomfortable was definitely not the word... the word was probably nervous and mind plaguing..., she plagued his mind all the time even when he tried to push thoughts about her aside... it didn't help that her smile made him feel like he was on a cloud and when she looked at him like she was now, he wanted to kiss her...
• "Then what? if I don't make you uncomfortable, then why do you keep avoiding me?" Olivia asked, her eyes filled with curiosity and a hint of confusion...