A/N: Hey Guys! So I still have to study a lot, but I just couldn't help myself and ended up writing again. I hope you'll enjoy it! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own The Host

I was rushing to the office. I was so late, my boss would kill me. I suddenly felt a body crashing into mine. I dropped my bag and the papers I was holding in my hands. Great, just great.

"I'm so sorry. It's my fault." A man said. I looked up and saw chocolate brown eyes. They were on a beautiful man's face.

"No, it's okay. I wasn't watching either." He managed to pick up all the papers before I could even bend down.

"Here you go." He smiled at me, giving me the papers. My heart started melting.

"Thank you." I tried to look okay and smiled back at him.

"I'm Ryan, by the way." He reached out his hand. I took it.

"Wanda."

"Wanda, I'm so happy that I bumped into you." He laughed. Even his laugh was so gorgeous. I could feel that this was the beginning of something good. I couldn't be more wrong.

You. Gotta. Be. Kidding. Me. There is no way this is really happening. It must be just some nightmare. Wake up, Wanda! Wake up! But no matter how hard I was trying, I didn't wake up. It was reality. Ian was standing right in front of me, smiling at me with his beautiful smile. On the other hand, Mel looked at us confused.

"Do you two know each other?" She asked us. I couldn't say a word. I was totally frozen.

"Yeah, we met this afternoon at the coffee shop." Did he just wink at me? What the…

"What a coincidence…" Mel murmured.

"It's a small town." Jared joined the conversation. "I'm Jared Howe."

"Ian O'Shea." They shook hands. I was still numb, staring at him. He must have thought that I was crazy.

"And this speechless lady here is Wanda Meyer as you must know." Mel nudged me. I finally was able to take his hand.

"Hi." His smile grew bigger. He motioned to the table and we all sat down. Mel sat next to me and Ian sat in front of me. I waitress came to us and we all ordered red wine. I needed the alcohol to survive the night. As soon as she brought us our drinks I took a huge sip. Ian looked at me, amazed. I blushed immediately. I could feel my cheeks getting incredibly hot.

"Long day?" He simply asked.

"Yeah." I replied. From then on Mel started complaining about her work, they were laughing about some inside joke. I didn't mind that I was left out of the conversation. Just when I started to think that maybe the night wasn't that bad after all, Ian turned to me.

"And what do you do for a living."

"Umm…I work at a foundation company. Helping assaulted women and children."

"Wow that's wonderful." He looked impressed. My cheeks went red again.

"Yes, Wanda here is the most helpful person on the Earth." Mel said, giving me a small hug. I smiled at her.

"It's no big deal. I just help those people in need." I tried to avoid the attention. But it seemed like Ian wanted to get to know me better.

"And where are you from?" I was just about to start the whole 'I was an orphan' thing when Melanie's phone rang. I felt a big wave of relief.

"Sorry, I forgot to turn it off." She said with an apologizing smile. She took her phone out from her beg. "It's Jamie." She whispered to me. Jamie was Mel's little brother. He lived with their Uncle, Jeb, because their parents died in a car accident five years ago. Jamie was only eleven back then. I loved him so much. He was such a lovely boy.

"Hey, Jamie! What's the matter?" She asked him. I took another sip of my wine, then looked at her. Her face went horribly pale. "Wait, wait, Jamie, slow down!" She grabbed my hand and squeezed it so hard that I winced. Both guys looked really concerned. "Okay, I'll be right there, honey!" As she hung up, tears started to flow down on her cheeks. "Jeb fell off the stairs. He's unconscious. They took him to the hospital. Oh God!" She was shaking. Jared got up fast and helped her up. Ian waved to the waitress for the bill. I stood up, took the keys from Jared and rushed out to get the car. A few minutes later they came out. Jared reached out his hand for the key. I gave it to him and helped Mel get into the car.

"I'll follow you with my car." Ian said and ran to his car. I didn't have time to protest. Jared only nodded.

I got in next to Mel and held her in my arms. I was praying to God, though I stopped believing in him a long time ago. Please, let him be okay. Let him be okay.

A/N: Yeah, I know it's short, but I guess it's better than nothing. So you will have to wait a bit longer for the next one, because I'm trying to put together the whole storyline and it's pretty difficult, cause you know, I have a lot of scenes in my head, but I have to fill in the gaps. However, I hope you liked it and as always, reviews are very much appreciated. :)