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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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"Are you treating me to dinner tonight?" Kieran asked as they rounded the corner and approached the office building."Oh no" Arabela said shaking her head. "Not tonight" she said pressing her lips together."Not tonight?" he was shocked. "You sound like you have a plan" "What do you mean by that?" Arabella gasped as if she was offended by his statement but it was the contrary for her. If anyone knew her well they would know she was exhausted with the back and forth of going out and wanted to try her best to avoid it."You are not really an outdoor person" he said and she nodded."That is correct but I am meeting Mark tonight, he asked to meet" Kieran suddenly felt bile rise in his throat as it suddenly became bitter he wanted to spit around. "Mark?" his voice was low as if he was commanded to whisper. "Yeah, he reached out and I agreed to go" Kieran could see that Arabella was not aware of the intense anger he felt for hearing that piece of information because she still maintained
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She tried her best to act normal and that her mind was not constantly wandering to Kieran all through the day. She buried herself in work and then the end of the day was there.Since Mark had said he would be picking her up she knew she had to wait till he was near to step out so she decided to stay back and do some more research for the upcoming work they were preparing for.The office lights were off and she was left alone at her desk with a small reading light illuminating the table. She jumped up in fear when a tap was heard at her table. She did not hear him walking to her which was what gave her the extreme fear she had just experienced.She was alone in the office so the possibility of another person being with her was what gave her the extreme fear she just experienced. She wanted to talk but her hand over her mouth and widened eyes somehow could not return to normal."What are you doing here?" she asked when she finally regained herself."I was passing by and I saw the light,
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Arabella nodded and went with him, she had nothing to do anyway. She kept checking her phone to see if he would reach out but there was no news. He was a doctor so it's possible there was an emergency at the hospital and he needed to be there. She was sure he would reach out later."It's my treat" Arabella announced as soon as they got to the location."No, it is not" Kieran said as she pushed himself out of the car. Arabella gathered herself together and came down trying her best to match his step. Kieran slowed down to allow her and she came beside him as they walked into the restaurant."Why won't you let me pay?" She asked and he shook his head."I don't want to use my payment this way" he said and she wondered what he meant."What payment?" she asked. She was just going to pay for dinner to thank him so why was he talking like she owed him money?"You'll see," he said. She waited for him to show her but there was nothing more coming from him. She pressed her lips together as the
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