Chapter 5

Patrick woke up to the sound of his phone ringing.

"Hello?" he said, still trying to wake up by rubbing his eyes with his fists.

"Hi, Patrick, it's me, Ellen. Please tell me I didn't just wake you up, did I?"

"Well, you kind of woke me up, yeah... Why are you calling?"

"Oh, sorry for that." She said blushing. "I was just coming to see you. You know, you told me to come today... I'm in the car right now so I should be there in a few minutes."

"Well then, I'm waiting for you!" he said giggling.

Ellen loved his giggle. It was one of her favorite parts about him, along with his beautiful sparkly blue-ocean eyes. And his hair. And oh, God, his voice... his strong and sexy voice. The way he called her "Ellen" was the sexiest thing ever. She could even hear him.

"Ellen! Ellen are you still there?" Patrick was almost yelling in the phone. Thing that made her wake up from her dreaming.

"Yeah, yeah, sorry. I was... I was just focusing on driving." She said stammering. "Anyway, I've just arrived. I'll see you in a few, I have to buy something first." she said.

"Okay, see you!" he said and hung up.

He now was able to get up in his sit, go to the toilet and get back to bed on his own. It was boring but at least he wasn't stuck in the bed now. He still didn't know how to express his feelings in front of the woman he loved. It felt like 6th grade when you were in school and you didn't know how to ask your crush out, only now he wasn't in 6th grade anymore and he wasn't in school, he was in a hospital bed.

She stopped the car. She couldn't go in there... "I've just fantasized about him! And I was talking to him on the phone! What would I do when he will be standing in front of me?!"

And thinking this she got out of the car, took her purse and went to the coffee shop near the hospital. She bought two cups of coffee and then entered the hospital door.

Patrick jumped a little scared when he heard the door opening, he was still thinking about a way, but here she was. She was so beautiful and the way the sun was illuminating her face made his heart melt.

"Coffee?" she asked him, handing him one of the coffee cups.

"Yes, please." he said with a smirk and took the cup, drinking a bit of it.

They were looking at each other now. They were surrounded by that kind of awkward silence Ellen hated. So she broke it wanting to dive into the subject although she didn't feel ready. At all. She was actually nervous. And so was he. Again they had that little sweet moment of connection none of them knew about. It was magical. The awkward silence was now gone. Now there were only two lovers looking at each other, with pleading eyes, wondering why was life so cruel with them.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Ellen asked after she took a sip from the coffee, a little bit scared of the answer, trying to get the conversation started.

"Uhm... Ellen... I-I... I don't know how to say this..." he said stammering and at the same time placing his cup on the hospital table near the bed, to take her hand in his.

"Patrick..." Ellen sighed, but she was cut off by him.

"Look, this will probably scare you. Maybe you'll freak out. Maybe our great friendship will end. Maybe it won't, but I'm willing to take this chance because I can't keep this in any longer, because if I did I wouldn't be able to handle all these heart aches you give me. Because I just can't..." he was immediately cut off by Ellen.

"Patrick, please don't... you don't get to do this. You don't get to ruin our friendship. I don't want you out of my life, not yet. Just, please... I know what you're about to say..." she sighted looking down.

"No, Ellen... You have to hear me out. You need to understand that I can't hide this anymore. I can't do this anymore. I need you. I want you. I just can't handle my feelings anymore. Moreover I don't even know if I can hide them for longer..." he took a deep breath. She was still looking down, so he lifted her chin up. Her face was all rosy and her eyes were filled with tears. He couldn't see if they were tears of happiness or sadness. He did know one thing: she was freaking out and she was scared but she felt something for him too. So he continued:

"Ellen, we've been working together for 11 years, now. And you know I once have said 'the hardest part being on a TV show is not falling in love with your co-star'. And I guess I've failed... I have fallen for you..." he waited a few seconds, looking at her face and wiping away her tears with his thumbs. "Ellen, I think... there's a chance... I might be in love with you." He ended his monologue shyly and looked into her eyes, cuppind her face with his hands. She seemed happy. She really did. But the thing was... she had a family, so he didn't know what she was going to say.

She knew deep into her mind that she was in love with him. She knew he felt the same, but she couldn't just admit it like that. She had a family. She had a loving husband and two wonderful daughters. She couldn't just give up on her life like that...

Here's the 5th chapter, and depending on the amount of reviews and my patience, the next one will probably be up tomorrow or in the best case in a few hours! Love ya!