The party at the Stuarts' residence was still full of excitement until close to midnight. JC couldn't bear to see Anna who seemed to be shivering from the cold because of her revealing dress model.
He also made a deal with the girl. "Anna, how about I hug you from behind? I think it will make you warm, you shiver ...," said JC who was standing next to Anna looking at the middle of the room which was crowded with young people who were cool to dance and talk.
Annastacia turned to look at JC thoughtfully then she replied "Sure, but I hope you won't mess with me, JC!"
"Sure... calm down, Girl!" replied JC lightly. He wrapped his arms around Anna's slender waist and warmed her in his arms. Then, JC rubbed Anna's upper arm with his palm. Anna's skin felt cold to the touch.
"Oohh, it feels so comfortable, JC. Thank you," Anna sighed in the man's arms. JC's stout body seemed to envelop her tiny body. The two of them were in that position for quite a while and chatted with each other. Anna likes JC's pleasant and gentle temperament when he talks. It was like chatting with an old friend.
"JC, do you already have a girlfriend?" asked Anna curiously. 'Since JC is a famous artist, it's a bit difficult to date,' thought Anna.
"Unfortunately, my profession is difficult to date, there is a rule from management that prohibits artists from dating. Then, my fans will also not like it if I have someone special. The point is that my personal life is not as sweet as people think," said JC in a tone that Anna thought was a little sad.
"Hmmm, I think I understand a little about your life behind that glittering stage, JC. Maybe one day you have to give up your popularity if you want a simpler and stress-free life," commented Anna about JC's artist life.
JC laughed weakly at Anna's comment. "I'd like it if I get the right life partner. Unfortunately, I haven't found the girl until now, so I better work hard to build a palace while waiting for her to arrive in my life," replied JC.
They were both silent, both busy with their self-thoughts. "How about you Anna? Still single until now?" asked JC as he tightened his arms around Anna's body which felt so snug to hers.
"I don't like dating, my job demands solid working hours and drains time, energy, and mind. A surgeon must focus when working on the operating table," answered Anna frankly.
"I think we look alike ...," said JC.
Annastacia laughed lightly, she also thought the same as JC earlier. They both have professional jobs that make their personal life dry. However, so far there hasn't been a single man who has caught Anna's attention.
"How about we become secret lovers? Do you agree? We have a lot in common, don't we?" suggested JC while looking at Anna's face from the side.
Anna looked back at him and then replied, "You can try, but promise not to act weird or our relationship will end!"
"Calm down, maybe I'm famous as a playboy according to gossip magazines. However, I'm not like that ... yes I did sleep with many women throughout my career. It's just that I don't play with them," said JC telling his love life.
"Oops I'm dealing with a playboy, could you say this just because you want to sleep with me, JC?" replied Anna indignantly.
JC also burst out laughing. "You can think all you want, Anna. I don't want to lead opinions in the wrong direction actually, but that's how it's been all along. And about sleeping with you, I'd be happy to do it. Unfortunately, I don't think you'd want to, right?"
"Sleep with strangers is not my style, JC. I want to make love not just have sex, it's very bad if you do it carelessly," replied Anna avoiding JC's gaze, while the man's arms wrapped tightly around her body as if she didn't want to let her go away.
"A little of my heart began to fall for you, Beautiful. That's what I feel, but maybe you need a little more time to get to know the real me," said JC honestly with his feelings.
Rossie Stuart approached them both saying "Sorry to interrupt your romantic moment, but I'd like to ask JC to sing a song or whatever he wants for me and my guests, Anna."
"Oh sure, Rossie. He's free ... I'm just cold from wearing your borrowed dress. JC helped take the chill away."
"Go, JC," said Anna smiling at JC as she released herself from the man's arms.
"Okay, I'll go up to the stage now," JC replied then rushed to the stage to take the microphone and sit on the high chair in the middle of the stage. "Good evening, guys. I'll bring you some songs. Check it out!" said JC then spoke to the guitarist who was sitting next to him on the stage.
"Enough is enough ... the lover's tears, seeing her man does not change ... because love can not be betrayed that's why ... also love does not want to be divided in two in doubt ... that's why." JC sings his song with a melodious voice accompanied by guitar strumming that drowns the listeners.
When the song ended, there was loud applause from the whole party room. "More ... more ... more, we want JC, we want JC!" JC fans cheered asking him to sing a song again.
"Okay, one more song huh ...," said JC friendly while releasing his sweet smile. His eyes searched for Anna's figure among the sea of people who were present at the party that night. 'Shit, who's that guy?!' JC cursed in his heart when he saw a man approaching Anna. They both seem to know each other.
"Miss you ... my thoughts go to you, my sweet dove ... my love girl ... you are in my heart ...," JC chanted in a crappy song that he fully lived until his fans became so excited when they heard it.
Surprisingly, it was precisely the song he wanted to dedicate to Anna. The cute girl he met tonight in the middle of the road was frozen because of the heavy snowfall. The beautiful angel who saved his life from the threat of hypothermia. 'She's just like a candy,' JC thought longing for Anna to be in his arms again.
JC was a little jealous when Anna smiled while talking to the damn man who couldn't seem to take his eyes off her beautiful body. And the man finally looked at JC with an unpleasant look.
However, JC was indifferent while singing on stage as if nothing had happened. His voice control and soulfulness of songs are so good that his fans don't know if their idol is upset and restless.
"Oohh, hi John! Did you come to Rossie's party too?" said Anna to the man who touched her open shoulder from behind when she turned her head.
"Good evening, Beautiful Doctor. Of course, I know she is a close friend of yours. I thought you must also come to this party," replied John Baldere with a longing look at Anna.
"Yes, Rossie forced me to come. Truly I didn't want to come, the weather was bad and I was tired from working all day ... there were a lot of road accidents today, you know?" replied Anna familiarly.
"It's almost midnight, should you stay here or should I drive you back to your apartment, Anna?" John's suggestion made sense.
"I came here with a friend, maybe I should ask him first," Anna said hesitantly then she saw JC waving to her from the stage. Anna waved her hand in reply to JC.
"That's my friend who came with me, John," said Anna pointing at JC on stage.
John also turned towards the stage and met JC in a sharp gaze that only a fellow man who likes the same woman can understand.
After finishing his performance on stage, JC immediately approached where Annastacia was standing with the man he didn't know. "Hey, Anna. Who is this guy?" asked JC in a cold tone. He doesn't like any other guy getting close to the girl he likes. Annastacia smiled then said cheerfully, "JC introduces this is Doctor John Baldere, my colleague at the hospital, and John, this is Jason Channing or you can call him JC, a pop star who has a lot of fans." Hearing Annastacia's cheerful voice made John lose his reluctance to get to know the man in front of him. He also reached out his hand to JC and mentioned his name 'John'. "So Anna, do you agree to take me home?" repeated John because it was almost midnight even though Rossie Stuart's party was still so lively. "Uhm wait a minute John." Anna then turned to JC while asking, "JC, where are you staying? I think John can take you back to the hotel where you are staying at the same time take me back to the apartment. John doesn't want me to
Before going to bed, JC took the time to order a bouquet of pink roses for Anna tomorrow morning on a delivery app that he found on the internet. The florist turned out to be located on the main road next to the Northern Light Premiere Hotel where he was staying and was open 24 hours. Not long after, JC fell asleep in a dreamland that brought him back to meet Annastacia. In his dream, he was chasing and laughing with Anna in a forest under the warm summer sun. His heart seemed so happy to see Anna's smile that was as bright as the blue sky at noon. Until his sweet dream was cut short by the sound of his cellphone's alarm ringing so loudly. JC groaned in annoyance and sat on the edge of his bed rubbing his eyes which were still heavy from sleepiness. He dragged himself into the bathroom and splashed his body under the cold shower that morning. JC hummed carelessly in his sweet voice, "I want you, Anna ... my beautiful butterfly ... I want to kiss you again and again ... and again."
After a delicious and filling breakfast, Anna said goodbye to JC to go to work. She drove her own maroon Mini Cooper to Wyndham International Hospital. JC let Anna goes into the lobby of the Northern Light Hotel with a wave. Today is the last day of JC's concert tour. He will be performing at a major mall in Grenada, the event is indoor, fortunately. The winter weather this time was so bad, that it snowed all day long. JC is not sure the concert audience will be as large as usual. Meanwhile, Anna drove her car through the snowy roads carefully. Along the way to the hospital, she saw many cranes operating to move the cars that were stuck due to this severe snow. Anna hopes that today's patients will not overflow due to traffic accidents. Finally, she arrived at the basement parking lot of Wyndham International Hospital, where she worked. Anna came down with a flower bouquet JC gave her and carried her navy backpack. She walked to the elevator to go up to the 3rd floor of her practice
The simple engagement ceremony lasted only a short time because the hospital was very busy. John took Anna to his room for a while, he still wanted to talk privately with his fiancee girl. The two of them took the elevator to the 12th floor, the top floor of the large hospital building. "Are you nervous, Anna?" asked John idly. Anna jumped in place for a moment's thought as the two of them fell silent. "Ehh ... oohh ... not nervous, just still feeling confused. Things are going out of my control," she answered honestly. The two of them went into John's spacious office because it was also the CEO's room of Wyndham International Hospital. John picked up a palm-sized box lined with dark blue velvet. He approached Annastacia saying, "Anna, I want to give you this." "What is it, John?" asked Anna curiously, examining the box in John's hand. John opened the box which turned out to contain a pair of gold chain necklaces with heart pendants. Then John's hands deftly opened the heart locke
Wyndham International Hospital cafeteria that afternoon was full of doctors who practice at the hospital. For Anna, who was often late for lunch, and even missed lunch, it was an unusual sight. John invited Anna to sit at one of the empty tables in the corner of the room. The two of them waited for the menu orders to be delivered to their table. "Hey, you guys ... congratulations on your engagement this morning," said Doctor Isaac Beneton, a neurosurgeon at the hospital. Anna and John stood up to accept their colleague's warm handshake and hug. "Thanks, Doc," said Anna. The doctors who were sitting at the table with Doctor Isaac also gave their congratulations to Anna and John. When their lunch menu came, they ended the pleasantries and returned to their seats. "Anna, are you comfortable with this sudden change in status?" asked John as he ate his food. Anna chewed on her beefsteak as she said, "To be honest ... no, I wish we could still work professionally. My job is still the t
Before starting the operation to open the thoracoabdominal cavity, Doctor Annastacia checked the patient's vital condition, an oxygen mask was attached to Ian's nose. After making sure that the general condition of the body is stable enough, she begins the opening of the thoracoabdominal cavity with a neat layer-by-layer incision because later she will sew it up again. The surgical resident who accompanied Anna in the late afternoon was the young doctor Joshua Kremlin, intelligent and agile. He helped Anna secure the layers that were opened by Anna with Allis forceps while continuing to follow every process executed by Doctor Annastacia, his senior. The tear in the diaphragm that separates the chest and abdominal cavities was discovered by Anna. It was about 3 cm in diameter, Anna immediately closed the hole with a neat stitch of micro thread. She checked with the light in her head for any other abnormal openings in the diaphragm. Turns out it wasn't there anymore, so Anna decided t
At 08.00 PM when Anna was about to leave JC's treatment room, the artist's manager, Max Brury came into the room. "Aahh Doctor Annastacia, how is JC's condition?" He greeted as he shook hands with Anna. "Well Jason's been awake for a while, but still can't eat until tomorrow at 8:00 AM. Please don't feed him Mr. Brury. Make sure he doesn't move much or walk around. I hope the wound won't leave a bad mark. Ointment for the suture scars is on the nightstand, they must be applied 3 times a day," answered Anna professionally. "Max, it seems like Anna likes to torture her patients," said JC, chuckling on the bed still on his stomach. "That's my hobby, Jason! It's getting late, Gentlemen. I'm going home now. See you tomorrow!" Anna said with a laugh and then left the JC treatment room. Anna took the elevator to the 3rd floor of her practice and took her bag and personal belongings. She left her room and locked it from the outside. The 3rd-floor corridor was deserted because practice ho
In the morning, Doctor Annastacia visited her postoperative patients one by one. She had surgery every day and rarely took a day off, so her morning visits were very long. JC was the last patient she had to visit out of a total of 12 old and new patients. The surgical co-assistant apprentice followed closely behind her to record the postoperative condition status. When they arrived at JC's treatment room, they were suddenly excited to see the handsome pop star. Meanwhile, JC just smiled as he faced his fans normally. He still had to lie face down in the patient bed as Anna ordered. It was quite torturous because it was very boring and made part of his body sore and stiff. "Good morning, Jason. You seem to have a lot of fans for aspiring doctors," Anna greeted cheerfully. JC chuckled in response to Anna's words. "Morning, Anna. That's right, that's why I was surprised to know you didn't recognize me. You're too serious about your job, Anna," JC replied. Without wasting time, Doctor