One More Chance novel Chapter 148

~~~You are the one who makes me happy when everything else turns to grey. Yours is the voice that wakes me mornings and sends me out into the day. You are the crowd that sits quietly listening to me and all the mad sense I make. You are one of the few things worth remembering. And since it's all true, how could anyone mean more to me than you?~~~

-The Carpenters-

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"Hi,"

I hitched my breath when Luke suddenly appeared in front of the counter. It's only 8 in the morning and we have just opened the coffee shop so there are no customers yet.

"Luke," I mentioned his name as my heart started beating erratically inside my rib cage.

"Good morning," he smiled, and oh... my heart has already jumped out of my chest.

"Good morning, aren't you going to work?" I asked because today is Monday and he should have been in his office at this moment.

"Actually, I just came from the office and we have a meeting at 8:30."

I frowned. "Then why are you here? What are you doing here?"

"I just came to see you," he smiled, and even though it surprised me, I couldn't help the smile that spread between my lips. "Uhm... do have plans for tonight after work?"

"What do you mean by plans?" I asked in confusion.

"If you have something in mind like you want to go out after work or you want to go shopping, you know, plans..."

I bit my bottom lip then smiled.

"No, I have no plans for tonight," I said shaking my head.

"Good!" He exclaimed.

"Good? How is it became good then?"

"Because I want to invite you for dinner,"

I gulped... I gulped the excitement that had instantly jumped in my chest.

"Dinner..." I repeated, raising an eyebrow.

"Uhuh..." He leaned forward, putting his elbow on top of the counter as he stared at me. It's as if he allowed me to stare back at him and realize how handsome he was at that moment. "At my place,"

I blinked at what he said.

"At your place... it's as if you're telling me that your place isn't mine."

"Of course, it's yours too, My place--- everything that I have is yours too." He shrugged, smirking.

And my eyes went wide as I suddenly realized what I had just mentioned.

"Oh, what I mean is that we are just neighbors so, I live where you live too."

"Hmm... is that so?" He chuckled at I couldn't help hitting his arm.

"Luke Marcuz!"

"Ouch--- I'm just kidding," He continued to laugh as he took my hand. "I want to show you my cooking skills."

He then said seriously but, I don't know why I didn't take my hand out of his grip. I just let him hold it, while my other hand was gripping the computer mouse hard due to the excitement exploding throughout my sanity.

"So you just came here to tell me these things, huh?"

"Yeah, and of course, to see you. I hadn't had the time to knock on your door earlier because I had to go out at 5 am, we had an early meeting with Caleb's team."