Chapter 1
Adrian Ivashkov is a 21 year old very handsome guy. He has gorgeous emerald green eyes with stylishly messy brown hair. He's a party boy who likes to drink and smoke. He comes from money and can have anything he desires. Currently he is sitting at a bar with a couple of his friends but his attention is focused on one of the waitresses.
Chloe Stark is a 21 year old waitress. She has blondish/brown hair and blue eyes. She is well built with big breasts and a small waist. Her hair is long and reaches to her waist. She has a 17 year old sister, Isabelle, aka Izzy. Chloe takes care of Izzy and herself. They live in a two bedroom apartment. Izzy looks just like her sister, same blue eyes and hair, big chest and small waist. They have no parents. Their father took off when they were young and their mother recently passed away. Chloe dropped out of college to work so her and Izzy can live without many worries. Izzy is a junior in high school. She's a straight a student. She did go through a period after her mother died of skipping school and started drinking, that is when she met Gabriel, aka Gabe. He too was 17 and he was a bit wild. Gabe and Izzy hit it off immediately but one day Gabe disappeared without a word. Izzy decided it was time to clean her act up. She started going back to her classes and she stopped drinking. She also confided to Chloe that she was missing mom and she told her about Gabe. Chloe trying to be the mother figure sat and talked with Izzy for hours. They understood each other and promised from this day on, things would start to get better and if anything was bothering them they would talk it out.
Adrian was on his fourth shot of whisky. He had been at the bar now for one hour. He was with two of his friends, Damien and Cole, from college. They were supposed to be in class right now but they didn't feel like it so they ended up at Zoey's Bar & Grille. For an early Friday afternoon there was quite a bit of a crowd. The guys were talking about which girl they were going to take home and get lucky. They all had bets going on who would get laid first. Adrian said he had to go to the bathroom and told his friends to order him another shot and he would be back in a few. When he walked out of the bathroom that's when he saw her. He just stood there watching her. When she turned around he thought his heart would stop. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She walked by him without even noticing him. He watched her until she disappeared to the back room. When he got back to his table his friends asked him what had him rattled. He began to tell them about the waitress he just saw. After he finished describing his goddess, Damien chuckled and told Adrian that he is describing Chloe Stark. She goes to the same college and was in one of his classes last semester but one day she just stopped going.
Adrian kept his eye on the doors that she went through so he could see her when she came back out. When she came out she was carrying a tray of food and brought it to a table not too far from where he was sitting. Adrian was watching her every move and his friends were making fun of him. He watched her go behind the bar and pick up a jacket, she grabbed something from the pocket and then she went outside. Adrian decided he would go talk to the bartender, John, since they were friends from way back when.
Adrian walked up to the bar and said hi to John. John looked at Adrian and shook his hand. Adrian sat down and ordered a shot of whisky. John poured him his shot and asked him what brought him in to the bar today. Adrian said he was skipping classes and starting his weekend early. John chuckled and said "same ole Adrian, always cutting classes." Adrian laughed and said "yep, you know me; I follow my set of rules." They talked for a few minutes when Chloe walked back in. She put something back into her jacket pocket behind the bar. John gave her a tray of drinks and told her to bring them over to table 7. She looked at Adrian for a second and gave him a half smile, and then she was off. Adrian watched her go, and then John told Adrian to not even bother. Adrian asked him why and John told Adrian that she doesn't date anymore. She had to quit school to work full time so she could take care of her sister, Chloe only had a semester left before she was to graduate. John told him how Chloe's mother died about nine months ago. She has no idea where the father is.
Adrian asked John what her schedule was, John smirked and said she is here every day noon until midnight. She does have every Sunday off to spend time with her sister. Adrian thanked John, gave him a generous tip and said he would be seeing him again real soon. John told Adrian he wishes him luck since Chloe is an awesome girl but still thinks that he is wasting his time. Adrian mumbled "we'll see about that" and headed back to his friends.
When Adrian got back to the table Damien and Cole were talking to the girls they had picked out to get laid by. Adrian got his jacket and said he had to go. He said goodbye and left to go back to his condo. He was determined to get Chloe to notice him. He knew that she was the one and he was going to make her see that.
Chloe was on here dinner break. She was outside smoking. She had started smoking again when her mother died. She didn't want the responsibility of taking care of her sister, of a household. She just got off her phone with Izzy. She called her every night to make sure she was okay. Izzy sounded like she was asleep when Chloe called. Chloe checked her watch and it was only 10 P.M. She apologized for waking her up. Izzy said it was no big deal she must have dozed off. Izzy said she was fine and was going to grab something to eat. She told Chloe to be safe, she loved her, and would see her in the morning. Chloe said goodbye to Izzy. When she looked up she noticed she wasn't alone. There stood the most gorgeous guy she had ever seen. He was just looking at her smirking. He offered Chloe one of his cigarettes but she took out her own. When she went to lit it he did it for her. She thanked him. He told her she was most welcome. He told her his name was Adrian Ivashkov. She told him she was Chloe Stark. Chloe looked at Adrian and asked if he was at the bar this afternoon. He said he was, she took a few more drags looked at her watch and said she had to get back to work. Adrian said it was nice talking to her and he would see her later. Chloe looked at Adrian and she was going to say something but decided against it. He watched her go back into the bar. He stood there for a few more minutes. He then went back into the bar. He sat at a corner table in the back of the bar. He watched Chloe for the next two hours while drinking his beer.
At midnight Adrian watched Chloe leave the bar. He left a wad of cash on the table for his waitress and he watched Chloe walk down the street. Adrian followed her from a distance. He wanted to know where she lived and yes he felt like a stalker. She walked for two blocks, and then entered an apartment building. He stood there behind a tree and watched her until he couldn't see her anymore. The night was a little warm for a late March night in Los Angeles. Adrian was thrilled that he now knew where she lived and she actually lived fairly close to his condo. He stood there for a few more minutes thinking about the girl he knew he would marry someday. After five more minutes he headed to his place. He had to pass her apartment building. He walked the three blocks to get to his place. When he got home he went into his room, got undressed and lay in his bed dreaming of Chloe.
Chloe opened the door of her third floor apartment. She saw that Izzy had fallen asleep on the couch with a book. She woke Izzy up and told her to go to bed. The couch wasn't a good place to sleep. Izzy looked at her sister with sleepy eyes; she gave her a quick kiss and told her that they were going shopping in the morning before she had to go to work. Chloe told her she would love to go shopping. Izzy kissed Chloe goodnight again and went to her room. Chloe got herself a drink and lit up another cigarette. She sat down on the couch. She was thinking about Adrian and his beautiful green eyes and his hair. There was something about him that made her feel all tingly. He was a very gorgeous man but she didn't have time to have a man in her life. She finished her cigarette then climbed into her bed without changing. She fell into a deep sleep. She dreamt of emeralds.
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