CLXI

"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