~ Persistence ~

Elsa had lost count the amount of times her phone had buzzed or rang last night and this morning. Her cell was inundated with text messages, answerphone messages and even emails from Hans. Elsa had ignored all of them. She had such strong feeling towards Hans but after discovering his attitude towards women she was well aware that she would only be another notch on his bedpost whereas she wanted much more from him. Elsa had not had much luck with guys in the past, most of them were just like Hans or were the complete opposite and wanted to marry her straight away! She was still a virgin and she felt ashamed to admit it as most girls her age were not. She sighed on hearing her phone go off whilst she poured herself another coffee. She hadn't slept well the last night and needed all the caffeine she could get."

What the fuck is wrong with her! She seemed keen on the idea of a date but then leaves without any further explanation. Why wont she return my calls or messages, I'm only showing my concern. Hans thought to himself as he started to cook up some breakfast. He would have preferred it if he was preparing some breakfast for Elsa too after spending the night with him but to his disappointment she wasn't here. Hans suddenly filled with dread when he realised that maybe something terrible had happened to Elsa last night. Abandoning the cooking he quickly got dressed and drove to Elsa's apartment.

Elsa sat out on her balcony sipping on her coffee. her phone buzzed for the umpteenth time and Elsa rolled her eyes as she picked up her phone, expecting it to be Hans again. Surprisingly it was a text from Anna.

[ANNA]: Hey sis hope you're ok. Just forget about that douche. I'd be happy to come and kick him in the balls for you! X

Elsa giggled at her sister's message. Anna had always been a bit of a feisty pants and her message did cheer Elsa up. The intercom to her apartment buzzes unexpectedly, making her jump. She wasn't expecting anyone. She walks into the hallway and picks up the intercom handset.

"Hello?" she says, her voice sounding meek.

"Elsa, its Hans...please don't put the intercom down on me, I'm worried about you. You left suddenly and you haven't replied to any of my calls or messages! Are you okay?" Elsa heart nearly jumps out of her mouth She puts her hand over the speaker of her handset.

"FUCK!" Elsa curses. She really didn't want to speak to him at the moment. She tries to put her best English accent on and removes her hand from the mouthpiece and speaks into it. "Oh I'm terribly sorry, you have called the wrong flat." Elsa cringed at her attempt at sounding British.

"But I've pressed the bell for flat fourteen! I know that's you Elsa!" Hans sounded pissed off. Elsa panicked and slammed the handset down hoping he would realise that he was wasting his time and leave. Elsa sat back on the balcony, ignoring the intercom as it continued to buzz away. eventually he would give up and leave she thought. Five minutes later there someone was rapping at her door. She let out a groan and smacked her head on the table. Who the hell let him into the building! She thought to herself. She disregarded the knocking the best she could and continued to enjoy her morning coffee.

"Elsa you better let me in! God damn it you owe me an explanation!" Hans barked through the door. "I'm not going anywhere until you open this door and speak to me. I will stay here all day if I have to!" Hans slumped against the door and slid down it until he was sat on the floor. He hoped she would give in sooner or later so he could take her for some breakfast and also satisfy his own hunger. "come on Elsa open the door!" He shouted.

Elsa let out a deep sigh. Hans was persistent that was for sure. Half an hour had past and Elsa finished off her second mug of coffee. She went into the kitchen to prepare a smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel for her breakfast. Hans' stomach growls loudly demanding it to be filled. He let out a defeated sigh. He would have to eat at some point. He could hear the clanging of cutlery in Elsa's apartment causing his belly to groan again. He grimaced at the thought of asking Elsa if he could come in and have her prepare some breakfast for him. He had no choice but to try his luck.

"Elsa, honey can I trouble you for some breakfast please? I'm kinda hungry here." Hans said in a much softer voice. Elsa stopped in her tracks at the pleading voice on the other side of the door and guilt started to set in. After all she did owe him an explanation. Hans was still sitting down, leaning against the door, not expecting Elsa to open the door to him. As Elsa opened the door Hans fell backwards onto the floor of her hallway. He stared up at the pleasant sight above him. Even though Elsa had no makeup on she still looked so beautiful. Elsa glared down at the redhead smirking dreamily at her.

"Get up" Elsa said to Hans as she turned to walk back to her kitchen.

"Yes your Majesty' Hans said jokingly getting up off the floor and following Elsa. She was only dressed in a pair of lace trimmed black shorts with a matching cami. The shorts were just about covering her backside and Hans was not disappointed by the display in front of him at all. Elsa turned her head abruptly. looking behind her.

"Don't push your luck! Just because I've let you in, that doesn't give you the right to joke around with me, and stop looking at my ass!" Elsa said. She smirked at herself as she turned back around, secretly she enjoyed the attention she as receiving from Hans.

"W...wait how did you know...?" Hans was flummoxed with Elsa's statement.

"I know what guys like you enjoy looking at" Elsa said taking out another bagel from her bread bin.

Hans raised an eyebrow when he heard Elsa's comment "What the hell is that suppose to mean?"

"Is smoked salmon and soft cheese okay for you" Elsa asked Hans as she cut into the bagel.

I'd eat a flea bitten horse right now I'm so hungry" He replied.

Elsa turned to look at Hans and let out a sigh." I've heard things about your attitude towards women and what I have heard is not good things." She looked down and her hands and started to intertwine her fingers from feeling nervous. Hans narrowed his eyes at her.

"What the fuck has Maria said to you?" He spat. Maria had been hurt by his brother in the past but that was no reflection of his own behaviour towards women. Yes he enjoyed going to strip clubs and receiving the occasional lap dance but which guy didn't. Elsa flinched at Hans' outburst and turned back around to finish preparing his bagel.

"I...its not just Maria's warnings about you, I heard a couple of waitresses from the restaurant talk about you in the bathroom. They mentioned that you brought at least one girl out on a date there every week and I've come to the conclusion that you just like to have one night stands with these dates. I just need you to know that I'm not that kind of girl." Hans' face dropped at Elsa's explanation. Listening to her made him realise that she wasn't wrong about his promiscuous behaviour. He was not into the whole girlfriend and boyfriend bullshit at all. It was far too much effort and his photography business meant the had no time for a relationship. However the way he felt about Elsa was somewhat different. "Do you want coffee?" She asked sensing remorse from Hans.

"Yes please, lots and cream and sugar." Hans said. "Look I am well aware that I am no angel when it comes to women. I'm sure Maria has told you that all us Westergaards treat women like shit but I am only like this because I have learnt this from my older brothers, even my dad was a total ass hole to women as well. But for some reason I feel completely different towards you. I just cant quite put my finger on it. I..." Hans was cut off as Elsa passed his mug of coffee to him unintentionally brushing her slender fingers along his. He felt a bolt of electricity pass through him from the contact. Elsa's bright blue eyes looked up at Hans, she could feel it too. The atmosphere between them changed and her heart started to race. Hans set his mug down. He leaned in closer to Elsa and cupped her face with his hand. Elsa could felt his breath on her as she moved in closer to him. He smelt fresh like he had recently showered. She longed for him so much. There lips met and they began to kiss frantically. Hans lips moved down to Elsa's neck and cleavage, nipping at her skin making her moan. He had only dreamt about doing such things to her and here he was doing it to her for real in her kitchen. Elsa pulled away and gave Hans a coy look. Even though she was enjoying the moment she didn't want to give in too easily to him. She took his hand and picked up his coffee mug as she headed out onto the balcony again.

"I think you should have your coffee before it gets cold" Elsa said to him with a wink.