Twins For My Ex-boyfriend

ALBERT

"Are you listening to me at all Albert?" I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the voice of my friend Jamie.

"Oh. Sorry. Come again," I said, looking in his direction.

He shook his head. "You have been lost since you arrived, is there a problem?" He asked me and I shook my head.

"None at all," I lied, but he didn't seem to believe me and I expected that from him because he knew me very well and he knew when I was bothered.

Jamie came and sat down beside me. "You and I know that's a lie. Come on, talk to me. You know that I am a good listener, right?" He said and I sighed.

"Are you thinking of her?" He asked.

Jamie knew very well the only person that invaded my thoughts and made me drink myself to sleep most times. He knew about Diana.

"I saw her," I revealed to him.

"Wow. When? Where? What did you say to her?" He asked and I sighed.

I ran my fingers through my hair. "I saw her two days ago and also last night. She works at the restaurant where I had a business meeting with investors from Spain. I saw her, Jamie and you should have seen how happy I was to see her and how angry I was at myself too."

"She hates my gut, Jamie. She hates me and doesn't want to see me. She is still affected by my words and could I blame her? If she had said those words to me, it would leave a scar on me for life." My eyes blurred with tears and I sniffled a little.

"Honestly Albert, I do not know what to say, but if there is one thing I know is that you love her so much. I only met her once, but I saw the one you looked at. You looked at her as if she was the only human that existed and I know what you did five years ago was to save her from your father and, because I know that, I'd advise that you not give up on your feelings for her and win her heart. Tell her what happened and make her yours again." Jamie placed his arms around my shoulder.

I tilted my head to look at him. "You think she will forgive me?" I asked him.

"Of course. I mean, your feelings and sincerity and all you did was to protect her so she would warm up to you although it might take time, but she will forgive you," he squeezed my arms, an act of encouragement from him and I felt that.

"Thanks so much, Jamie. I will go and talk to her now." I got up from where I was seated.

"What about what we had to discuss?" Jamie questioned.

"We will talk about that later, but for now, I have to win the heart of my woman once again," I told him and hurried out.

I drove to the restaurant I saw Diana yesterday expecting to see her, but to my surprise I didn't see her.

I sat down, waiting for her to come, but another waitress came to me instead. While I made my order, I searched for Diana with my eyes but couldn't find her.

I didn't fail to notice how the waitress stared at me, but I could care less. I was used to being stared at and I knew when a woman eyed me like that and this waitress wasn't an exemption.

I only cared about one woman staring at me and that's Diana and any other woman apart from her wouldn't get my attention no matter how beautiful they were or how much they tried to get me.

When the waitress came back with my order, I decided to ask about her.

"Excuse me," I called for the attention of the waitress just as she was about to leave.

"Yes sir. How can I help you?" She asked me with a smile on her face and I mentally shook my head because I knew she was thinking I wanted to ask for her number.

"The other waitress named Diana, is she no longer working here?" I asked.

The smile on her face was replaced with a frown immediately. "Diana?" She asked and I nodded my head.

"Yes. Diana," I clarified.

"She's a part-timer so she only comes in the evening and that's from six to eleven," she answered me and I did not fail to notice how unhappy she sounded when she answered me.

"Oh, I see," I muttered.

I didn't think she was a part-timer and it made me wonder what she was going through while she wasn't here. I was curious to know a lot about her and how she was coping with life.

I raised my head to see that the waitress had not gone.

"Is there a problem?" I asked her.

She smiled at me and I did not miss out on the way she batted her eyelashes. I mentally rolled my eyes at her behavior as I was only irritated by them.

"I can treat you better than Diana. I am very good in bed," she tried too hard to sound seductive and I only cringe at her tone.

Diana needn't do much to give me a hard-on. She was that effortless in everything and here I was disgusted by the sight of someone who thought I was looking for Diana so she could warm my bed.

I glared at her. "Do they pay you to warm people's beds or to serve them? Which is it?" I snarled.

"I'm sorry sir," she said before walking away.

I took in a deep breath and exhaled.

It wasn't until an hour and thirty minutes before Diana came and my face lit up from the sight of her.

She looked so beautiful and small and I felt the urge to pull her closer to me and hug her.

Diana walked away and by the time she came back, she was dressed in the outfit given to them for work.

I called for the attention of the waitress and Diana's eyes met mine I did not miss how the smile on her face fell and a frown replaced them when she saw me.

She was angry with me and I could feel it from where I sat and I knew I deserved him. I hurt her and even when she begged me to stay, I only insulted her pride.

Diana walked towards my table with a frown on her face and I restrained myself from smiling as I didn't want her thinking that I was enjoying making her angry, whereas I was happy seeing her after waiting for almost two hours.

"Good evening sir," she greeted me.

"You do not have to sound so formal. You can call me by my name," I said to her.

"Do you want to pay your bills or do you want a side dish packed for you so you could take it with you, which is it?" She asked in a professional tone.

She wasn't sparing me a glance and I knew because I was looking at her face and she wasn't looking back at me but above my head.

"I need your best side dishes packed for me so I can take them with me," I said to her.

"Which of the side dishes is because I can assure you that we offer the best of our side dishes," she replied.

"Just get me the one you would get for yourself," I told her.

"I am afraid I can't do that sir. I can not tell your preference and I can not get for you what is preferable for me," she retorted.

"I said, just get me, anyone," I told her firmly, leaving no room for discussion.

She sighed. "I will do just that," she replied before walking away.

I felt my heartache and my stomach sink. I knew it was going to take more than a lot to get her to look at me and I was willing to do so because she deserved the best in the world.

Diana returned a little later with my packed dishes. "Here you go sir," she said.

"Thank you," I replied.

I got up and went to the counter to pay before I left.

I didn't leave, but I waited in my car for her, waiting for her to come so that I would speak to her.

I was determined to get her to speak to me today and I do not mind being slapped a thousand times for it.