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A Step Closer to Love CXXIX
"I said I was going to pay, why did you pay?" "Because I don't want you to pay me back with just pizza" Kieran said in a tone that said how was that not obvious to her. "I asked you countless times if you were okay with the meal of choice and you said yes and you were the one who even chose the meal," Arabella said with a facepalm. She could not believe he was making such a move on her. Now that he had paid she had to still repay him even though she thought she would do it in one go and get it over with."Now I have to do this again," she said in a groan."You say it like it's a bad thing," Kierans said with his head tilted as they walked out of the restaurant."Not like it's a bad thing, it's just that I thought I would do this and get it over with" she said and he nodded."Just treat me to something better next time" he said and she nodded."There is no way I am letting you be the one to pick the place. I will do proper research and let you know what I came up with" he sounded so
A Step Closer to Love CXXX
Arabella was not a fan of being called a nerd, she had a kind of trauma from hearing the word. Although her reaction was always physical and not anything mentally or psychological she did not like being associated with the word because she always had a bad experience being called that.The people who called her nerds always turned out to be bullies who wanted nothing much with her aside from bullying her for being smart. "I am sorry" Kieran went straight into defence.He could tell from her face that she was not pleased with being called a nerd. "I did not mean it in any way you took it, I just meant that you have always been smart and a fan of books," he said quickly. He watched her his eyes never wavering from her face as her tensed expression lightened up a bit and her mouth which was in a straight line turned into a curve."I did not know that the word was a bad thing now," he said and she shook her head."It's not a bad thing I just do not like being addressed by that word" she
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"What?" Arabella felt her mouth hang open as her face turned into a shocked expression. "What?" he said back as if he did not understand what she was saying."What did you say?" she mustered her courage to ask."What did I say?" he asked as he tried to keep his eyes off her and on the road."You just asked me..." "I don't know why I said that" he said quickly cutting her off before she could complete her statement. "I don't know why I said it and I cannot justify the reason, I am sorry," he said in haste like he could not wait for the situation he created to be over. "Oh" she said biting a corner of her lips. She knew that if she remained a minute more she would be feeling more than embarrassed so she grabbed the handle of the hand and pushed it open. "I better go now," she said as she dropped down from the car and walked away as swiftly as her legs could take her."What was that?" Kieran asked himself when he saw her enter the house."You were already having a great rapport with h
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Kieran stopped in his tracks and his eyes fell on Arabella. His gaze was questioning if he was permitted to spend a little time with his mother. Arabella knew what that gaze meant and she did not want him running through her mind so the best thing to do was to give them some privacy."I am also so very exhausted and I think resting would be best for me since I have work tomorrow" Arabella stood up and forced a yawn out of her mouth."Oh, you are, of course you are, silly me," Everly said all at once. "Yes of course go and rest" "We can pick it up tomorrow night, since you leave the next day I can stay up all night to help you with your luggage and that way I can keep you entertained with my fun tales" Arabella offered.She knew that she might notice that she was escaping from being in the same room with her son but what option did she have? She hurriedly crossed the kitchen and let out a breath she did not know she was holding when she got out of the kitchen.She climbed the stairs w
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"Can we talk?" Kieran asked again when she made no move."Hold on" she said and he heard her shuffle through the room and then a loud shout from her."Ouch!" she exclaimed and he became startled as if he should go through the door to see what had happened."What was that?" he asked.Arabella bit her lips down as she tried to suppress the pain she felt from hitting her small toe on the corner of the chair in the middle of her room. She was embarrassed that after all this time she still did not know the complete layout of the room."I just hit my foot against the chair" she let out with a groan. He relaxed but was not okay with the fact that he could not see what was going on inside. She picked up a house robe and strapped it over her body. She tightened it around the waist, stood and tried to steady her breathing. She took a deep breath with her eyes closed and then they flew open before she walked to the door and opened it.He stood there in his pyjamas and this was the first time sh
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"Come sit" he said tapping the sofa beside him. She looked around like she was searching for something there, she rubbed her hands on her dress nervously as she walked toward him silently.She dropped to the sofa beside him keeping a reasonable distance between them. "Your feet“ he said pointing them."What?" she asked folding her toes into themselves."I need to see them be able to know what is wrong and how to treat them," he said and she nodded.He was correct but how could she expose her legs to him? Since she got there she had not gone out for a pedicure and she was not sure about the state of her legs."Since the box is here I can do it myself" she said slipping her feet out of the slippers that had been covering the damage and lifting her legs and trying to put them in a weird position on her lap."That seems difficult and almost impossible," he said as he held her ankle. He pulled her legs gently toward himself and dropped them to his lap."It would only take a minute" he said
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"So you wanted to talk?" Arabella said as soon as he handed the can of beer to her. "About?" she dragged out as she waited for him to take a seat."What happened tonight," he said and she grimaced."You know I would have preferred if you just pretended like it did not happen and just gone with the flow," she told him."I considered that but it would have been against me" he said and she turned to him."Against you? How?" "I would not be able to get it off my mind and it would keep me all night and it even gets worse because I have to see you tomorrow" he said and she dropped the can to the table."I have barely dated anyone but seeing you act this way it's obvious you have not dated anyone as well" Arabella said throwing Kieran into a fit of confusion. They were speaking of how embarrassing he had been that evening why was she suddenly talking about his love life and how well he had lived it?"Why did you conclude so?" he asked taking a chug from his can."Because you think talking
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After chatting a bit more Arabella decided to call it a night. She was glad he had come forward and suggested that they had the talk or else she might toss and turn all night. Although she was now aware that he did not say it in error she still felt at ease as if she was given a warm bath that was going to knock her right into bed. The remaining conversation with Kieran was not as awkward as the conversations she had with him when she first knew him. They flowed like they had been long-time acquaintances who were catching up after a long time of disconnection. She could not even pinpoint the exact thing they spoke about but she knew the conversation gave her a warm feeling in her chest and she loved it.She entered her room and picked up her phone from the table where she sat to do her work before he came knocking. She dropped her robe on the chair before moving to the bed. She needed to get a little shut-eye before the next morning or else she might oversleep again.She checked her
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