CLXXIV

Kieran cleaned up the table and washed out what he had used. As much as he thought Arabella was cute for her reaction he did not want to weird her out. He ignored the urge within him to see her face one more time and went to bed instead.

By the time he was up in the morning, he was sure she was still asleep because he had passed by her room and the entire place was silent and dark.

He went on to make breakfast before going to wake her up. He knocked on the door and waited for her. He heard a stumble through the room before the door flew open.

For some reason Arabella was surprised. She expected it to be him but was shocked that he was actually standing there. "Good morning," she said before he could say anything.

"Good morning, aren't you going to come down for breakfast?" he asked and she nodded.

"I would be down in a jiffy" she said swinging the door in her hand.

"Okay," he said backing up into the hallway. He stopped midway and charged towards her.

"What is..." her statement wa