Her Mysterious Life – In love with her secret savior

"Good morning." Kyra greeted as soon as she knocked the door and opened it a bit. 

"Good morning to you too." Oliver said with a bright smile. Only he knows how much he missed her these two days! 

Her smile, the look in her hazel eyes, her laughter…

These were revolving in his mind, constantly making him remember her. 

"How are you feeling now? Everything, fine?" Oliver asked as Kyra took a seat. 

"I am fine, Dr. Miller." Kyra answered, her tone all of a sudden morphed formal. 

Oliver raised his left eyebrow but smiled knowingly. She already told him that they have to separate their work and personal life. 

So, it is no surprise for him. 

"Good to hear that, Dr. Lopez. So, shall we discuss the patients you will be looking after?" Oliver asked, imitating her politeness and formal tone. 

Kyra nodded her head and they started discussing the work which lasted for half an hour. 

"Then, I would be going, Dr. Miller." Kyra said as she stood up to leave the room. 

"Wait.", Oliver immediately said, getting a hold of her hand. 

When Kyra felt his warm touch on her wrist, she turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow. She could feel the hotness of his palm which made her flinch a bit. 

"Sit for a few minutes, please." Oliver said. 

Kyra looked at him in surprise but complied with his request. 

"What happened?", she asked in a gentle voice. 

"Nothing much. I just wanted to spend some time seeing you." Oliver shamelessly said, as he moved his hand to hold her hand. 

Kyra almost choked on her saliva as this is the first time Oliver said these types of romantic things loudly. Even she wanted to stay and spend time with him but she is too shy to confess that openly. 

Oliver used to be like her but it seems like he changed a little bit and is more outgoing with her now. 

Meanwhile, noticing Kyra's smile, Oliver felt his lips widen into a smile. 

"How was your work? Is everything fine now?", Kyra asked as the room filled with silence. 

"It's exhausting and thankfully, I was able to solve it sooner. I just returned and came directly from the airport.", Oliver said, answering more than what he was questioned about. It felt good to share all these trivial things with Kyra. 

"Did you sleep?" Kyra asked, leaning forward to observe his eyes. 

Those blue eyes are as magnetic and irresistible as always but the signs of sleep deprivation and exhaustion are evident as he looked tired. 

"Not much. I… I don't lik.. like flight journeys." Oliver admitted, his voice having a tinge of fear in it. 

As his parents died in a plane accident, he somehow developed fear of air travel. 

"Oliver, you need to sleep then! You don't have any surgeries scheduled before noon. Take a nap." Kyra said, really worried about him. 

Oliver smiled and his fingers brushed her soft palm, as he gazed into her hazel eyes. His heart warmed up and it really, really felt good to have her here. 

Kyra felt butterflies in her stomach when he stroked her palm with his warm fingers. She gulped and her heartbeat raced, however she didn't break their eye contact nor retrieved her hand. 

They didn't know how much time had passed but none of them got bored by the utter silence in the room. They are thoroughly enjoying the time with each other. 

A knock on the door broke their love bubble and Kyra retrieved her hand immediately, her cheeks a little flushed. 

"Come in.", Oliver said, his voice back to it's aloof tone. 

Jennifer entered with a file in her hand. 

"I am sorry to interrupt, Dr. Miller. This patient is being brought because of an emergency. The doctor from the patient's previous hospital just talked on the phone and it looks like we need to perform surgery as soon as possible. The president wants you to take up this case." Jennifer spoke. 

While speaking, she took a quick look at everything. Though the files are on the table, they are not open. It means Oliver and Kyra here are not discussing the surgery. 

She has also seen how Kyra was distracted for a few seconds when she entered the room. Even Oliver looked a little different. 

'Would something be happening in between them?' Jennifer thought. Oliver is not a type of person who likes working with others. He took her in because she asked him, to be precise, she made use of their friendship to make him agree. But why did he take this woman as his fellow??

As someone close to Oliver, she knows that Oliver is not acquainted with this woman here. So, what exactly convinced him?

Her family background?

From the hospital records, Ria came from a middle class family. 

Her academic background? 

From the hospital records, Ria graduated from a two tiered medical school, nothing great about it as well. 

Her experience?

By her age, she and Ria are of the same age so, not a lot of field experience!

Her beauty??

Well, Oliver is not someone to fall for looks. Even if she considers him really for Ria's looks, Ria is not that beautiful. 

"Prepare the surgery room, Dr. Anderson. And, Dr. Lopez, you go and bring the files related to this patient. Tell Dr. Brown to send all the reports and scans to my mail, as soon as possible." Oliver instructed both Jennifer and Kyra. 

Kyra was the first person to react. She nodded her head and hurried out. 

"Dr. Anderson, wait!?, Oliver said, walking to Jennifer. 

"Stop overthinking everything and focus on work, all right?" he warned in a possible gentle tone he could manage right now. He didn't miss to notice how Jennifer was more interested in him and Kyra more than the patient on death bed. 

Jennifer gulped a lump of saliva and nodded her head, a little frightened by the anger in his eyes.

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After a few hours, Oliver, Kyra and Jennifer walked out the surgery room, tired. 

They managed to stabilize the patient's condition for now but they have to roll him back into surgery after a few days. 

"It's already noon. Let's have lunch?" Jennifer asked, while three of them washed their hands. 

Oliver looked at Kyra and Kyra did the same. 

Their eyes got interlocked for a brief second and then Oliver shifted his attention to Jennifer. 

"All right.", he said. 

If eating lunch would buy him more time to spend with Kyra, he is willing to do it. He actually prefers to eat alone and take rest but his preferences have changed now. Spending time with Kyra is more refreshing than taking a rest, alone in his office room. 

"What about you, Dr. Lopez?" Jennifer asked Kyra. 

"Sure.", she said. 

Although she and Oliver worked together before the car accident, they never had lunch together. One of the reasons is, they were confused and uncertain about the feelings they developed for each other. The other reason is, he didn't want Kyra to get bullied by his crazy fans for having meals with him. 

Now, he knows who Kyra is, so he is not worried about her getting bullied. As his feelings for Kyra are more clear, all he wants to do is spend more and more time with her. 

Three of them walked into the hospital canteen and they got their food as soon as they got in. 

"You have to eat more vegetables.", Oliver texted Kyra who filled her plate with spicy food. 

"Now you sound more like my brothers." Kyra texted back. 

"Am I? Why do I feel like I sound more like a boyfriend??", Oliver texted, with a smirk. 

When Kyra got that text, she started coughing. Boyfriend??

How did Oliver become this shameless?

"What happened? Are you okay?" Jennifer asked as she passed the water bottle to Kyra. 

"Nothing. Just a message from a brother - like person." Kyra said and once Oliver heard that he almost choked on his food but controlled it. 

"Are you fine, Dr. Millers?" Jennifer asked, now, really confused. She saw Ria texting someone and Oliver was doing the same. Could it be that they are texting each other. 

"Yes, I am fine. Just texting my girlfriend and she was in the mood to flirt a lot." Oliver said. 

After confessing how he feels for her, his attitude towards her has changed. He started making gestures to express his feelings. He became more flirty and most importantly, he started opening up to her. Kyra could now tell that this aloof and indifferent attitude is just a facade to protect his wounded heart. By heart, he is someone jovial and sensitive. 

What impressed Kyra the most is, he never tried to pressurize her with them. He was still in boundaries, trying to give her more time to reciprocate his feelings openly. 

Meanwhile, Jennifer looked at both Kyra and Oliver. 

She never thought Oliver would really say something like this, that too, in front of work colleagues. She is his friend, so it's okay. But… Ria??

'Why do I feel like Ria is not someone she claims??' Ria thought. She didn't fail to notice how Oliver and Kyra were in sync as if they have known each other for years.. Most importantly, Kyra's demeanor has changed totally in the surgery room.