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A Step Closer to Love CLXVI
They say under a bridge as they are their corn dogs. It was just a little past eleven am and it was as if they had the entire park to themselves even though there were other couples around who were also on dates and some young people who were enjoying the rides."You know I already took a bit of this" he said waving the food in his hand in the air. "I guess that should cover up for eating" he leaned in.Arabella leaned back, she wanted his cologne to fill her nose but she was embarrassed to be kissed by him in public. Not because anything was wrong with her but because she was afraid of the attention that would bring."You know I made those myths up right?" she murmured through her fingers over her mouth."I don't care as long as I can kiss you," he said bluntly."I guess maturing gives you some kind of boldness," she said.She had always dated within her age group and never had she encountered someone as confident as him. He always spoke so easily about these things. Sometimes it put
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"What else do you want to do?" Kieran asked as they sat in the car."I get to decide again?" she asked."Of course, I want you to have the date you want" "Ice cream," she said with a cheerful voice "Ice cream?" "Yes, to the best ice cream place in the city," she said tapping his shoulders gently. "But take the longest way there and drive very slowly" "Why?" "No reason" "There is no way you have no reason for telling me all that""Well," he said, biting the insides of her lips. "aits because I want to spend a bit more time with you in the car" The car fell silent. Arabella could not deny it, there had been a lot of truthful and intimate moments today. She had thought that Kieran would be less affectionate and their relationship would move at a snail's pace.The contrary was the case as he was the one fast-tracking the entire thing. "So should we go for a drive?" he asked."I feel like I don't have to say too much, it's like you keep reading my mind" she said with a smile."You a
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They finally got to the ice cream place and got their ice cream to go. The drive had taken them a while and it was already mid-afternoon by the time they got to the ice cream shop. They got into the car and continued with their drive."Are we going somewhere?" Arabella asked."It's just a drive" Arabella could not believe his words because it seemed like he had a direction since he kept glancing all around the place."But you keep checking the GPS and the surroundings" "I just want to make sure we are not lost" his tone was final as if he did not want any more questions.She kept to herself, they had been having a nice time and she knew it would be foolish of her to create a mountain out of a molehill. They had just started dating and she had already caused a fight twice. If she was being honest he had handled every situation with so much wisdom and grace that she had not felt violated or sad that he did so. Maybe that was the perk of him being older. While she was worried about al
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"Oh my gosh," Arabella exclaimed with a joyful voice. "Really?" she asked covering her mouth with her hand and tapping his hand excitedly."I knew you would like this place," he said when he saw how happy she was. She was unable to pull off the smirk from her face as she bounced happily in her seat."Oh my gosh, this was one of the things that made me switch cities," she said."I am glad that you like it" "How can I not like it? It's books in hardcover, I can see them in different prints and covers" she said dreamily like she was having a great dream."Shall we go in?" "Are we going to tour the entire place?" Arabella asked. When she heard that there was going to be an international bookstore where all books that hands could be laid on would be sold there. The place also doubled as a library where one could rent books.When she heard about it she had always wanted to visit and the deciding factor for her when she got the job was the bookstore. She saw it as a chance to finally vis
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"What's nothing?" she asked."It's just that during my research I noticed that this place is a hot spot for dating but no one seems to be here" "It's a weekday" Arabella reminded him. His mouth formed an oh shape as if he had remembered something out of the blue. "That is true" Kieran admitted. They got into the elevator and went up to the fourth floor they were directed to. "Let's check the library first and then the bookstore maybe I would be able to find new steals to go home with" Kieran saw some kind of excitement. It was like one he had never seen before and he was glad that he brought her here. At least she would always remember him as the man who took her on such a date that made her so happy. "You can do whatever you wish to," he said. As he pushed the glass doors and she stood inside, she stood with her eyes closed and her nostrils open to take in the smell of the books. "Doesn't it just smell so heavenly?" she asked opening her eyes and running her eyes over and over
A Step Closer to Love CLXXI
Arabella and Kieran returned home after their date. By the time they got home, it was already late into the night but Ethan was neither up nor waiting for them like Everly would have done."Do you want to have a cup of coffee?" Kieran asked as they entered the house."Coffee? At this time?" she asked him."Oh I see, this is too late to have a cup of coffee" he continued realizing what he had said. It was indeed too late to have any caffeine at that time."Yeah, I would like to sleep tonight so I could be awake early tomorrow" "If you are late I will wait for you" Arabella could not deny that Kieran had a sweet mouth because why did that singular statement make her stomach swirl in a fit of happiness?"It's not about you waiting for me but about having me being early to work" she said trying to steady her emotions. She did not want to swoon over him. "Okay then maybe we could have tea?" he suggested. He knew they were late but he did not want to let go of her yet. He wanted to stay e
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Kieran choked on his cup as he began to cough. "What?" he asked dropping the cup to the island. "What?" she asked her eyes going wide like a doe."What did you just say?" Kieran asked wiping the corners of his mouth with his hand."I said I found you sexy" Arabella replied feeling bold about her statement. He had been the one making her swoon all day so she was glad that from the expression on his face, she had the same effect on him."You should be careful of what you say" Kieran said taking up the cup again and taking a sip. "You should only say what you mean" he added before taking another sip."I meant it" she shrugged wondering why he would think she said it mindlessly."Ara," he said silently. His breath was so heavy that she could hear it. "Should we go to bed?" "Already?" she was perplexed. He was the one who wanted to extend the night and now all of a sudden he wanted to call it a night abruptly."I still have some tea left" She tapped on the corner of the glass before taki
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The ice melted on her tongue before she decided to read time to get into the room and call it a night. She glanced at the clock. It was just a few seconds past midnight and she felt the urge to go to bed."Let's go to bed" she announced like a judge giving a verdict. "Together?" he asked with a slyish smile dancing on his lips."Yeah," she trailed off when her mind finally comprehended what he was trying to say. "Not together but together," she said. She played back her words in her mind and discovered how stupid she sounded."What I mean is let's leave this place together and go to bed separately in our beds" she clarified. Her voice was quick and sharp as if she was begging for relief from any form of torment. "Stop looking at me like that" she murmured her head down. She wondered how he had quickly turned the table so fast when she had been the one with the most power over him just a few seconds ago. "Like how?" he wanted to feign ignorance. He watched her eyes go up in surpris
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