Chapter 1

Leona:

Eight years have passed and now I am a qualified Cardiac Surgeon, though prefer working in the ER. I am a doctor in New Orleans, and I work here in this new hospital, Orleans Regional Hospital, only during emergencies. When I left home to go and study in Cuba, my brother and stepdad told me not to tell people my names, so here I am known only as Leona. I have five best friends; Landell, Eric, Jessy, Tristan, and Violetta, they also stay here. We are really good friends.

I have two jobs, at the hospital and a local car wash, I wash cars. Both my jobs are secret to my family and I would like to keep it that way.

I am at the car wash and I am chatting with my colleague Cathy, she is talking about her sex life and I'm bored. Sex is not my favorite topic. Thank God a car is coming in, that means I have a client.

"Cathy, I have a client, excuse me", I excused myself walk towards the car. The door opened and when I was about to see my client getting out of the car, Jenni calls out my name. I turn and my colleagues threw water at me.

"Happy birthday in advance"

Wow!

I am so dripping wet, and I don't have spare clothes to wear.

"Thanks, guys", they all came and we did a group hug. Someone clears their throat.

Shoot! I have a client.

I send my colleagues a very nervous look. What if this guy is angry? They murmured sorry and scattered away. They left me alone and I don't know if this guy is angry or not.

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Jeremiah:

Thank God I'm not wet or I would have had to go back home and change. I have to admit that was the nicest thing I have seen all day long.

So it will be her birthday soon, let me wish her, but first I need her attention. I clear my throat and she turns around, with a guilty look.

Wow! She is beautiful! She has hazel eyes and caramel skin, her nose is perfect and her lips are so inviting, I wish I can taste them now, her hair is so... I have never seen this type of hair before, it's so natural and black. She is not American, but then, she is so beautiful.

Wow! What a beautiful woman.

"I'm sorry if you got wet, they didn't mean to get you wet..." I raised my hand and she stops talking.

"Even if I was wet I wouldn't get angry, because it was a surprise. Hi, I'm Jeremiah Smith", I extend my hand forward and she did the same, I can't help but look at her as we did a handshake.

"I'm Leona" is, nice name for a beautiful woman

She quickly removed her from mine. Her hand is so soft, and her voice is confident.

"Nice to meet you Leona, and happy birthday in advance", I take out my handkerchief and placed it on her hand. "Please wipe your face", she wipes her face and gave it back.

"Thank you", she hands it back to me. Her phone starts ringing and she tenses up, she answers the call, after a few minutes she ends the call by saying: " I'll be there as soon as possible"

"Mr. Smith, can you drop me off at the hospital?" Is someone related to her in the hospital?

"Sure I'm also going there. Come on let's go", I open the door for her and she gets in.

"Thank you. I promise to wash your car for free next time", I smile and closed the door.

Now I will spend time with you. I walk to my side of the car and hopped in. We drives in silence, then I remembered that she is still wet, she will get sick. I park the car.

"Why did you stop?" She asked with concern

"I'll be right back", I step out of the car and jogged to the nearest shop. I bought her a blue floral-designed knee-length dress and undergarments. I paid and went back to the car.

"Here, please wear this", I hand her the bag and she smiles, then her eyes went wide.

I guess she saw the undergarments.

"Thank you. Can you please step out?"

But I want to see you naked.

"Of course", I step out of the car and turned around. After two minutes she knocks on the window and I stepped back inside.

"Thanks, Jeremiah. Let's go", God! The way she said my name, was so sexy.

Who is this woman? Where is she from? Where was she all these years?

We drove in silence and for ten minutes we arrived at the hospital. I parked the car, and she said thanks, then she rushed inside

She left without saying I hope to see you soon.

Who am I? I am Jeremiah Smith, a man who is charmed by a simple girl, Leona.

Wow! Such a nice name for her! Leona Smith. No, I must not think of her like that. I will have to tell sister Jessy about this woman when I go home this Friday.

"Doctor Smith, come this way", by the way, I'm a Neurosurgeon and I have surgery to do. I hurriedly followed behind him.

Hours passed and we are done with the surgery, we cleaned up. Our patient survived, I went outside and told his family, they were so happy and started blessing me.

The day went by and now it was late. I haven't seen Leona anywhere.

I was just walking and looking at the file in my hand when someone bumped into me.

"I'm sorry", Leona? She is still here?

I look up and there she was, looking beautiful as ever. Thank God she hasn't left

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