131 I'm about to kiss you

He was about to look around the office once again when there were two consecutive knocks on the door. 

It was her.

He did not have to see it to know that it was her. She knocked like that, the first one lighter and the second one louder.

And it was creepy how he observed her knocks too. Borderline disturbing how he could tell her knocks from other people's

He hurriedly picked up the book from the table when the door was pushed open. 

Maxim focused on the book so intensely as if he was soaking every word to etch them into his soul. 

Diana glanced at him, ''You haven't left yet?" 

He looked up from the book as if he just noticed her presence, ''When did you come?"

 Suddenly, Maxim felt like he deserved a chance in Hollywood. This woman did that to him. 

She brought out the best and worst in him. He did not know what to feel about it.