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"What are you doing here?" Kieran asked standing at the kitchen door frame to see Arabella going back and forth in the kitchen."Errm Good morning" she said turning to face him. "Good morning" he walked into the kitchen awkwardly. "I am trying to make breakfast for us but it does not seem to be going well" Arabella said letting out a little chuckle."Here let me help," Kieran said stepping forward. "Can you cook?" Arabella asked confused as he took over the bowl from her hand."Of course" "Well, that's one thing I am bad at. I can't cook to save my life" she said with laughter as she popped a berry in her mouth. "You don't need to be good at it since I am already good" She did not understand the correlation between her cooking skills and his. If he was good then shouldn't she learn as well? Maybe she would be able to prepare a proper meal for herself in the future. "What do you mean?" she asked voicing her thoughts."I will cook for you any day you don't need to lift a finger"
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"Not because we are dating, I'm just saying it would be a good reason to" she clarified. She had been considering it even before they became a thing. "Then why?" Kieran felt his jaw tense up. Of all the things to discuss with her he had not considered the possibility of this coming up. "I just wanted to move out to be out of you and your family's hair" she confessed. There was a point when she felt uncomfortable because of everything that went on in the house."Out of our hair? Did anyone say anything?" "No it's quite the contrary, everyone was welcoming in their own way, I just felt bad for mooching off you and your family" "I don't mind" he shrugged going back to his pancake mix."But now that we are dating I would be looking into apartment choices. At least the ones I can afford" "Wait are you serious?" he was confused. He thought that telling her that he was fine with it all solved the moving-out issue."Yeah, I mean it would be quite awkward if we are dating and your parents
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They had a silent breakfast with the occasional glances and blushes from each other. Ethan was so out of it that he did not notice his son and Arabella flirting right under his nose. After breakfast, Arabella and Kieran left for work."Thank you for the ride," Arabella said as he drove down to the parking lot. "You are welcome" Kieran said flashing her a small smile."See you later in the evening?" she said in the form of a question."Are we not going to get lunch together?" he asked. He wanted to get lunch together but he did not want to push it. She should do it because she wants to."If you ask me," she said batting her eyelash when she saw Ryder's car come in and Aurora was in the passenger seat."Oh shoot" she said bending her head as much as she could so they could not see her. Aurora was aware but not Ryder at least that was what she knew."What is it?" Kieran asked looking around."Aurora and Ryder" she whispered her eyes darting around the floor of the car."Why are you hidin
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"They are gone now are you happy?" he asked.She flashed him her teeth before rubbing her palms against her skirt. "I better get to work before I am late," she said.Kieran was not pleased that his agenda to tease was cut short. She pushed the door handle so the door was open. Kieran pulled her hand and crossed over her body to shut the door."What are you doing?" she let out in squeak."Nothing" he let out.His face was so close to hers that it felt illegal to her. She felt his breath on her face and she loved the way his smell filled her nose. "I have to get to work" she said silently when he noticed that he was not saying anything but just staring into her soul. "Just a minute more," he said."A minute of what?" she asked blinking rapidly."I have to go the entire day without seeing you so I have to take in more of your face than usual," he said.Her stomach did a double back flip but he did not flinch. Did he think his statement was normal or did he just have a sweet mouth?"Tha
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"You are going on a date? You?" Ryder was shocked and he was not interested in hiding that fact."Yeah so I am taking the day off" "It all makes sense now," Ryder said."What makes sense?" Kieran asked. He had not said anything confusing to him so why was he making sense of the situation?"Aurora's tantrums," Ryder said. "She knows right?" he added. "Yep," Kieran said. He was not interested in defending himself or explaining anything to Ryder. He owed no one any explanation."What about Arabella? Isn't she going to come into work?" "She is with me" "What do you mean she is with you?" "I mean the person I am going on a date with is her" Kieran's voice did not shake or waver. It was obvious he had wanted to say this before because of the huge smile on his face. Arabella was not hiding her relationship with him but she was not sure about letting it out of the bag so soon."So you are finally showing her around the city?" Ryder asked. His puzzled voice was obvious. He was not sure wh
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"I would explain but let's leave here before anyone sees us" he said.Arabella nodded her head and slipped her hand away from his. She folded her hand across her chest so there was no way he would be able to get to her. Kieran let out a sigh before he drove the car out of the parking lot. He drove for a while before coming to a stop in front of a free parking space downtown."Let's talk here first" he said taking off his seat belt and turning to face her. "Look at me," he said. Arabella pouted as she kept facing the rolled-up window. He had left the ignition running and the AC blasting at full speed on their skins."Look at me" he said again using his hand to turn her face to him.As she caught a glimpse of him she almost cussed out herself. How was she so weak that just a look at him almost rendered her speechless? She was about to give in and forget all that had happened but she pushed forward with strong will."Let me explain," he said as her eyes darted all over the place. "Yes I
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Arabella nodded her head as she felt him draw closer to her. He spoke no words after taking the permission but she heard every single unspoken word through his eyes.His usual bright green eyes had darkened and for some reason, she wanted to see them more like that. They felt like they held some kind of power and she wanted to be a part of it.He pulled her closer and she cursed the makers of the car for putting whatever that barricade was called in between both seats because all she wanted to do was get closer to him. He placed his lips on hers.She felt herself kissing back with so much intensity. She had not been in many relationships but she had experienced the kissing part of all the ones she was part of and it had been only a few seconds but she knew none of those relationships could be compared to what she felt now. The car felt heated even though the air conditioner was in full blast touching her skin. Her hand tried to wrap around his neck but she was too short to do so and
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"We are at the amusement park" Arabella's voice sounded like a child who was getting a wish she had at Christmas."Is it that fun?" "Have you ever been to an amusement park?" she asked and he nodded his head."I have been here, it's just that I did not go on any of the rides" "Do you have any kind of phobia I should be aware of?" she wanted to know before she forced him to tag along on all the rides she wanted to go on."No kind of phobia, I was not just feeling any of the rides" "Oh, would you look at that? This old man is using the language of the young" Arabella teased running her finger across his chin."Shall we?" he asked ignoring her teasing. "You have to go on all the rides, I insist" she said holding his hands and giving it a little squeeze."All the rides?" "Okay then we can do fifty per cent of the rides since it's your first time" she said as if she was giving him a discount on his purchase."Are you suggesting we come back here?" he asked. "Is that all you heard?" s
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