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A Step Closer to Love CXXVI
Kieran did not know how to bring it up and Arabella sat there like a doll who was dressed to not say anything but look pretty. She had put in extra effort today and she did not know why. She had on a bit of mascara and eyeliner, she added powder as well.These were the kinds of things she usually did not have in her to do but she had done it anyway. She thought Kieran on the other hand could not tell the difference because he had not said anything about it."Hmm," he cleared his throat making her glance at him. "I want to seek your opinion on something" he finally let out while she drilled holes into his head from her eyes."Oh," she said shifting in the seat. "What do you want to know?" she would take any opportunity to stripe herself of the deafening silence in the car."It's about mom, don't you think she is too strange?" "Strange what do you mean by strange?" Arabella asked. Maybe she was not as attentive as she should have been but she did not notice anything out of the ordinary
A Step Closer to Love CXXVII
Kieran and Arabella were left in the office because Arabella had told him in the morning that they should not draw suspicion by going together even though everyone already knew about their living conditions.Arabella stood from her desk and glanced at Kieran's office door, for some reason she was nervous about the situation. "It's just a friendly dinner like between friends" she muttered to herself.She took gentle walks to the door trying to stabilize herself. "When did you become friends," she said with a sigh. No matter how much she wanted to deceive herself she knew it was not possible to do so. Kieran was the one to blame for everything going on. If he had just kept his feelings to himself then she would not be having this torn back and forth of emotions.She knocked on the door and then pushed it open. She stood at the door frame using her hand to support it open. "Everyone left already so we can go too," she said pointing to the door."Oh" he said shuffling the papers in his ha
A Step Closer to Love CXXVIII
"Are you sure this is okay? I could have afforded something more expensive" Arabella said as they brought out their pizza."This is fine, I thought you were going to treat me to a meal I liked?" he asked and she nodded."Yeah but you know considering your status, I would have thought that you would like something maybe more fancy and expensive" "Considering my status?" Kieran blinked at her in confusion. "What is my status?" "Come on you can't tell me you don't know what is being said about you" Arabella said and his eyes widened."Well, you aren't as popular as one of those rich young masters but a lot of people praise you for your ability to invest in various kinds of works around the world" she explained."I know that but what has that got to do with my status?" he asked taking a pizza and biting from it."Well, you are not on the same level as me, I see you from a different scope, I am like this daily nine-to-five worker where I depend on a salary" she started.He gestured for he
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
A Step Closer to Love CXXXI
"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
A Step Closer to Love CXXXII
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
A Step Closer to Love CXXXIII
"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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