Chapter 17

“Find out for me, what are Doctor Jasmine’s favorite flowers.’’ I then said out of nowhere to Sarah my assistant just as we were coming out of the hospital. At first, she paused her steps and looked at me in surprise and then quickly composed herself.

“Yes Sir,’’ she quickly said to me and went back into the hospital while I went into one of my limos waiting outside.

After a little while, Sarah then came into the car and gave me a paper written, Red Roses.

“I got this from one of the nurses a close friend who works with her.’’ Sarah then said answering my question.

With a happy smirk on my face, I quickly put the paper in my pocket.

Miss Jasmine had just made my life a little more interesting and I did love the game of chase.

I knew that if I were to go and ask Doctor Zachary for just a date she would refuse so I was going to make her say yes using other means. I had dealt with hard to get women before and won.

In the first week, I called my florists who sent flowers to women.

And for the whole week every day as soon as her work hours started, doctor Jasmine received a delivery order of Rose Flowers from me.

And I just waited for when she would call as I included my number on the flower note written call me.

As I was busy in my office, she finally called.

As soon as I heard from Sarah that it was her, I quickly answered.

“Hello, Jasmine,’’ I said in a sultry voice to her already on a first-name basis.

“Look, Mr. Silverman, I don’t like you or mostly even want to date you. You’re not my type, so please stop sending me these flowers, they are filling up my office and the hospital bins.’’ I then heard her sweet melodic voice reply straight to the point.

A grin was now on my face, she had surprised me again.

“Well Jasmine, if you want me to stop sending you flowers then go on one date with me where we discuss why I’m not your type and then I will stop. If you say no I will start sending you flowers every hour of the day.’’

“What if I say I'm married.’’ She then said trying to find excuses.

“Then I will say that I know you don’t wear a ring.’’ I then said with a knowing voice as I could spot a married woman from afar and Miss Jasmine was single on my radar.

“Knowing you, I’m sure you will probably do that since you have money to waste. So fine I will go on one date with you Mr. Silverman to soothe your ego and then that’s it.’ As soon as I heard her say that I almost shouted a yes and quickly scheduled a date.

I had never been this excited over a date ever in my life even with Claire.

Saturday came and I met up with the fiery Doctor Jasmine at the red door night club car park.

As she got out of her car, even while wearing this simple beautiful black dress she still looked striking.

Like a well-behaved gentleman, I quickly went and kissed her hand in greeting and as expected I could still feel the sparks when I touched her.

“Hi, Mr. Silverman, let quickly get this started and over with this so that I can go home.’’ She then said to me.

“Jasmine please call me Nathan, and I plan on you having a wonderful time.’’ I then said to her while breathing in her beautiful Jasmine scent.

“Shall we,’’ I then said to her leading her to the club.

It was one of the most popular and famous clubs mostly attended by famous people. I did after all want to impress this gorgeous beauty.

We then entered the club, loud music was playing, and bartenders were walking around serving wine. I did everything I could to impress her, introducing her to my celebrity friends, ordering the best wine, and smooth-talking her. I was truly surprised as it all did not seem to work on her.

If I was with some other girl doing all this for them, by now I would have had them in bed, but this woman was different. In fact, to my utter horror, she seemed bored and as if wanting to get the hell out of there. She even declined the whisky I ordered for her wanting her to drink it and loosen up.

It seems I was right about her not enjoying this as after she told me she was going to the toilet she did not come back. I then went out of the club to check for her car and it seems it was gone.

At first, I just stood there dumbfounded, as never before in my life had I ever been the one jilted on a date.

Well, I was Nathan Curtis Silverman the billionaire, and would not give up.

By doing this, Miss Jasmine had just made me want her more.

When Monday came, I visited her.

“Please come in,’’ I then heard her sweet angelic voice say as she thought I was her next patient.

I entered and closed the door to be met by the surprised look on her face which turned to embarrassment as she remembered that she had jilted me on our date.

“So Jasmine, would you like to tell me why you jilted me on our date. You just up and left.’’ I then said to her pretending to look serious.

“Well, could you blame me? Clubs are not my kind of scenes and how could I also even enjoy meeting celebs who would forget my name after a minute of talking to me. I prefer talking to people I know I can have lasting friendships with. So, as you can see, I’m not your type and please close the door as you leave.’’ She then said to me in reply.

“Well that was half a date and you owe me a full date,’’ I then said walking towards her.

“So, what do you want from me, “she then said to me in reply cocking her head on the side in a cute way.

“I want you to tell me what you want on a date since you owe me after all for being rude and leaving me hanging yesterday.’’ I then said leaning closer to her as she sat on her desk.

“Fine, I prefer candlelight dates under the beautiful moonlight where I can watch the stars or just a picnic during the day where I can still watch the sky near a lake.’’ She then said to me in response.

“Done, it’s a date then, see you tomorrow night. A limo will be waiting for you.’’ I said before she could even answer back and quickly left.

As Tuesday night came, I found myself waiting by the door, with a part of me anxious that she would not come.

It was then as I saw her coming out of the limousine in this beautiful red dress, that joy lit up on my face. Right now, we were at my house mansion.

“What a big house you have here.’’ She then said to me as I led her to where our date would be.

“Thanks, it was my parents' house and childhood home and so it is special to me.’’

I then led her to the place behind my mansion where there was a beautiful lake and I had arranged everything for a nice candlelight dinner outside. There were even petals roses spread on the ground.

“Wow, I can't believe you did all this for me?’’ she then said upon seeing this and turned to me in gratitude. I found myself being happy because she was happy.

As we sat down to eat, we started talking about life. And this made me realize for the first time that I had never actually taken the time to get to know any of the women I dated.

After eating she then went and sat down on the ground by the grass not caring about her dress getting dirty like most of my dates did.

“So, what are you thinking now?’’ I then said curiously asking her as she looked so at peace while looking up at the sky and the lake view. This magnified her beauty and I was used to seeing the always busy Doctor Jasmine.

“I'm looking and admiring the beautiful view made by God and how he made it with love for me. Like those gorgeous twinkling stars, I could just stare at them all day.’’ She then said to me in reply looking enchanted by the view.

As I sat by her, I looked at her in shock.

“Are you a Christian?’’

“Yes of course,’’ She then said turning around to face me.

As she saw the horror on my face, she quickly let her guard up.

“Look okay, this is why I said you’re not my type and should not date me. I am Christian, I believe and love my God. And I also know by dating you an unbeliever it's just a waste of time as we don’t share the same values and believes. You believe in doing drugs, drinking, and sleeping around. So, I think it's time I leave, and I wish you a good life, Mr. Silverman.’’ She then said to me quickly standing up and leaving.

I don’t even know then what got to me as I felt panic at the thought of her leaving and me never seeing her again. She was not like the other women I had dated.

I quickly stood up and rushed for her.

“Look Jasmine, I don’t care if you are a Christian, I still want you,’’ I then said as I now stood in front of her, stopping her in her tracks as she headed for her car.

“Even if I admit that I maybe am a bit attracted to you, but it won’t work between us, so stay away from me, Mr. Silverman. We are done.’’ she then said to me in an honest voice and quickly ran away from me into her car and drove away.

At first, I just stood there staring at her leaving the car while speechless and also not knowing how to deal with these unfamiliar feelings which were surfacing, like wanting to go wallow in pity that I just got rejected by a woman.

I was Nathan Curtis Silverman and would not give up until I got what I wanted which was Doctor Jasmine in my bed and then I would reject her. I told myself but inside I knew that I was lying to myself. The truth is that woman was not like the other women I had dated, and she was a real danger to my cold heart.

*****

“Well, what if I say I’m willing to respect your faith, I will also stop the drugs, drinking, and sleeping around if you agree to date me,’’ I then quickly said with the words rushing out. When they were out, I so could not believe I had said that. It seemed I was willing to now give all that up for a Woman. That is for now only.

She first looked at me in shock as I had just barged out of nowhere into her doctor's office and said those words out loud. A week had passed ever since that last date we had. And I could not stop thinking about her.

“Well how do I know that you are just not playing me in trying to win me over,’’ she then said to me while looking right into my blue eyes with those beautiful brown eyes of hers with her arms crossed stubbornly.

“Well that’s because I have never in my life tried to give up booze or sex for anyone even my late mother, that means you are special,’’ I then replied to her in a serious tone.

“Well I will believe that when I see it, and I only date Christian guys.’’ She then said in reply to me while taking a seat on her desk chair dismissing me to leave.

“Well I will see you at church on Sunday then,’’ I then said to her with a smirk on my face and quickly left leaving her looking at the door speechless.

“Sarah, find out which church Doctor Jasmine and cancel out my whole schedule for Sunday.” I then said to Sarah as I entered the limousine waiting for me outside the hospital, “Sir, did I just hear you right?’’ Sarah then said while looking at me like I was an alien.

“Yes, Sarah, I am seriously going to church this Sunday,’’ I then said in reply to her question with a tone indicating to close the subject.

She got the memo and quickly started doing what I had just asked her to do.

*****

Sunday came too quick for me as I found myself now standing in front of this Victorian-style church building, the church that Doctor Jasmine went to. There was a big crowd of church people all entering in, I just waited outside by my expensive car, for Doctor Jasmine to come. I was after all planning for her to notice me there and for me to sit next to her. I was also pretty sure she would be coming as her church record showed that she attended church every Sunday.

It was really weird having to stand there while being passed by or stared at by these church people who noticed my expensive car. I had never in my life, stepped foot at or into a church since I never believed in religion and so I truly hoped that Miss Jasmine was worth this honor.

Another reason for coming was so that I could check out my competition; those so-called church guys and make sure they did not steal her from me.

A smile automatically formed on my face at the sight of her dressed in a floral dress which fit her perfectly.

She quickly stopped as she noticed me and looked at me with wide eyes,

“Guess you thought I was bluffing when I said I was coming to your church, huh doctor Jasmine,’’ I then said going near her.

“Yes, I did, I did not even think you were serious.’’ She then said to me coming out of her shock.

“Well let's go in then I am sure the church service is about to start,’’ I then said to her while taking her hand and telling her to lead the way.

We then entered the building and she led us to sit at one of the front seats. She also seemed famous around there being greeted and hugged by many people. I just only disliked it when some guys coming to greet her.

A man wearing a black suit then came to the pulpit, ready to start the service. I almost sighed as this was just the only part I dreaded having to listen to some man preaching and talking about some God whom I did not even care about.

I wanted to just go outside a soon as the service would start but decided to sit there so that I could impress Doctor Jasmine. If she wanted some Christian guy, then it was one she would get, as it was no problem for me to just attend church and not even care what would be preached. How hard could it be, I would just tune the preacher out just like I did in meetings when someone talked endlessly about a project.

Tune him out I did or tried to but the man, Pastor Jones as he called himself just had this loud charismatic voice by which you find yourself listening to whatever he was saying even if you did not want to. He was not as boring at all as I had expected so I found myself listening to whatever he was saying but that did not mean I was going to accept it or start believing in some God.

After the service, I then asked Jasmine to go with me to a restaurant for lunch and was glad when she said yes from being flattered that I had come to church for her.

At the restaurant, she then asked me about the service wanting to see if I had paid attention and I impressed her by telling her about the service. I could see she was happy about that, making me also happy.

After the restaurant, I drove her to her house.

She then asked me if I was truly serious about her and was a changed man as we stood by her doorstep.

“Yes, I’m willing to change for you and, I’m really serious about you.’’ I then said moving closer to her.

And before she knew it, I leaned in and pressed my lips into her soft kissable ones. As she responded I felt as if I was in my own paradise, and fireworks were sparkling everywhere.

Even though I wanted the moment to last an eternity, I reluctantly released her lips. As I stared admiringly at her, I was surprised by the shy look on her face. I had never seen this side of her as she was always outspoken and confident. This made me want to make it my mission to know everything side of hers as they were all special. I then started about to return my lips on her and wanting to take her to a room to spend the night, but she surprised me again by gently pushing me away.

“Mr. Silverman, another thing you should know about me is that I am not like all the other women you have dated. I am a God woman, I don’t sleep with guys before marriage and so as my bible says, I am going to flee from you now so bye,’’ she then said to me, quickly entering her house and closing the door on me, while I just stood there speechless.

As I continued standing there it was then I realized how bad I now had It for her in such a short time. Heck, I did not even know when I had even started having feelings for her.

This felt so foreign to me and the feelings were so much deeper making what I used to feel for Claire as a teenager look like nothing.

Deep inside I felt scared by this and hoped she would not break my already scarred heart, And so, we started dating…

*****

Two months had now passed ever since I had started dating Doctor Jasmine. I enjoyed how she was making me into a better man as I no longer did drugs, car racing, women, or drinking and mostly spend my time with her. I was even going to church every Sunday just for her although I did not believe in her God.

It was also a first for me to date a woman for a whole month without sleeping with her. She challenged me, supported me and I enjoyed how intelligent and outspoken she was. Another thing was how she did not like me for my money as one day I had decided to surprise her with a billion-dollar car. Instead of hugs and kisses, I had gotten a scolding instead for wasting money and she instead made me sell the car and donate the money to an orphanage.

I was also now a happier person with something to live for.

However, a day then come which ruined everything.

It was our anniversary and so I decided to surprise her at the hospital.

But as I opened her office door, I then saw her to my utter horror hugging and kissing some white-skinned handsome guy on the cheek. They looked like lovers.

The vase of flowers which I had been holding quickly dropped making a splash sound on the floor.

It was now Claire cheating drama all over again.

What made me angrier was how she had the nerve to look at me with joy on her face like she was happy to see me while some other man still had his arm around her.

She then came wanting to hug and kiss me but pushed her away and angrily stormed out of the hospital not caring to hear what she had to say.

I now wish I had stayed and heard what she had to say, because maybe then I would have known the real truth about the white guy being her adopted brother and not a lover.

So back to the story,

That day I felt so broken-hearted, it was even worse than when Claire had broken my heart for with Jasmine, I had truly fallen for her.

I never wanted to hear, see or think about Jasmine Zachary ever again. I was now even willing to move to another side of the world to make sure that happened. I wanted to erase every memory of her. I entered into my sports car and rode as fast as I could, away from her.

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