More than friends

Chapter 2

Chris arrived at his apartment tired and hungry after his little tour so he decided to make himself some dinner. He ventured into the kitchen, deciding to chop up some vegetables first. when he was done,he felt so accomplished. For the first time,he was proud of how they turned out.

He then lit the gas but that was when he realized he had no idea what he was going to do next. The corners of his lips spiked up into a smile as he remembered how mia usually gave him cooking lessons which he always failed at.

How foolish he was to think he could actually cook himself dinner today.

He then decided to use his mom's old recipe book as a way out of his misery. He followed the instructions written in the recipe but it wasn't working out,every time he grilled the meat they would end up burnt and tasteless.

He didn't stop though,he made several more attempts but each time it ended up worse. He laughed amused at his futile attempts at something he always considered simple.

Unintentionally, his thoughts drifted off to the way mia would usually mock him. He clearly missed her.

After much thought,he finally gave up when he almost burnt his kitchen down. He sighed exhausted and very hungry so he got a hold of his keys and decided to eat out. He hurried into his car,driving around looking for any restaurant nearby.

A lot had indeed changed since he left,the old places he knew were either totally renovated or were replaced with something else. He continued to drive down the road until he arrived at the famous Italian restaurant,one of Mia's favourite places.

He hopped out of his car making his way into the restaurant. The first thing he noticed was how the whole place had changed a lot in eight years, the food had improved,the building had gotten bigger and clearly busier.

Still amazed at the changes he could see,he thought about his dad and how they used to visit this place alot with his mom.

His dad had remarried his mistress after his mother's death. She already had a son for him,his stepbrother Stefan who he never got along with. Stefan was born years before him.

They had moved out of San Francisco years ago when his grandfather passed away leaving his dad with the family business which seemed so successful.

He wouldn't be here if not for the job he had been offered by one of the most influential companies in the country.

He was practically begged to accept their proposal. Many companies wanted him for they were aware of his abilities. Any company that had such talent as his in their grasp was indeed at a great advantage over all others.

He was indeed a world famous technical mogul,and a successful one at that. Hired was to start work immediately.

**

It was already past 8pm,Mia waited patiently for Nate to come pick her up as he had promised. She was dressed in a knee length pink dress which held tightly to her curves. The dress was held by tiny straps by the shoulder leaving her arms bare with just a single jewelry by the neck.

Her silver earrings matched her necklace and bracelet. Her black hair was left to hang below her shoulders. She had her silver stilettos on matching beautifully with her jewelries. She paced back and forth worried about Nate and why he was late.

He was never late to any of their dates but why would he be late on a special night such as this. She sat finally ,her fingers twitching like they always do when she was worried or nervous. She finally heard the door bell as she rushed to the door.

She opened the door as Nate gave her a peck on the cheek."I'm so sorry I was late ,there was a lot of traffic and...." He tried to explain ."ssshhhh..its okay " Mia said placing her index finger on his lips..