C H A P T E R 4

Chris's POV:

When I got the call about Annabelle my heart stopped, and the pain i felt was unreal "How could this happen for a second time?! I just got her back, I cant lose another person close to me ...it'll end me." I thought as i rushed out of my office and down to the hospital.

"Please be alive and awake, please be alive and awake, please be alive and awake... " I kept repeating below my breath as I approached the secretaries desk about to ask where Annabelle was being kept but instead accidentally ran straight into a lean, but firm chest, "Oh shit im so sorry but I'm in a hurry, my best friend is somewhere and I have to get to her." I appologise quickly and was about to step past them when they placed their hand on my arm and spoke, "Are you perhaps Chris Hemmings?" I nodded, seemingly confused as to how he knew "Please come with me, Miss Waters' room is this way. " He said while walking towards the end of the corridor " He's pretty damn hot if I do say so myself... Fucking hell Chris now is not the time to try and pick up a guy, Annabelle could be seriously hurt, if not already dead. " I chastised myself quickly and ran into the room, glad to see Annabelle sitting upright in bed with no visible marks on her body. I gripped her tightly "Why didn't you tell me you were struggling again Anna? You know what the doctor said the previous time you did something this stupid."

The woman next to Anna spoke up at this point and seemed upset that she tried to do this a previous time, I didn't know who this woman was so I voiced my question "And you are?" She proceeded to inform me that she was the one to jump in after Anna and drag her ashore, and that she also owned Peirson and Co. about a block from my office. I thanked her just as the hot doctor from earlier walked in with papers.

"These are the release papers for you two but I cannot allow Miss Waters to leave without her agreeing to come I  every Saturday for therapy." " Like hell she's not going to therapy." I thought heatedly to myself and then told Doctor Hottie that even if I had to threaten Anna with her job she would be here. He called me out of the room so that the two woman could change and I decided to try and make my move.

"Could you tell me your name?" I asked which seem to catch his attention because he looked away from the clipboard in his hand and into my eyes,"My name is Noah Price sir." I nodded and offered my hand "Hello Noah I assume you know who I am?" He nodded and I handed him my phone "Number?" He asked unsurely, I made a faint sound of agreement and he proceeded to give me his contact details.

"I would like to get straight to the point here, Noah, I intend on asking you for dinner. It might not be at this very moment but I guarantee that I will ask in the near future, so if you have no intention  of accepting my offer please tell me so." The look of utter surprise and fear on this man's face caused a smirk to play on my lips "I'll take that as confirmation then, could you please inform Annabelle that I will be waiting in the car?" The mute nod I received in return was enough confirmation for me as I made my way to my car, extremely satisfied with the outcome of that conversation. With a smile playing on my lips I waited in the car for Anna to come out.