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