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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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"I mean it's so unfair, he reached out first shouldn't he at least explain the reason he had to bail?" Arabella asked as they walked from the coffee shop to the car. Arabella had been quiet the entire meal after shooting Kieran the death glare and him trying to save himself. This was the first time she broke the silence after answering every one of his requests with a nod or a head shake.She had been thinking about what had happened and she could not seem to find a reliable and suitable explanation for what he had done. Kieran looked at her shocked to hear her voice."It's because he is a jerk" he said and she was shocked such words could come from him. She was even more shocked because it seemed like he was supporting her. "He is?" "Of course, I know guys like him" "You do?" his words did not match his personality so she was not sure if she could take his words for it. "I am a guy so I do know," he said and she looked him up and down. He rushed ahead of her to open up the door
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"What did he say?" Kieran asked eager to know what was going on.He just said his wife was in town and that he could not meet with me. Does this mean that he is married already?" Arabella asked trying to wrap her mind around the situation.His fingers had been void of any rings at all so it would be difficult for her to know he was married. He did not say anything about his marriage either."oh my gosh!" Arabella exclaimed loudly. "I feel so stupid" she added in annoyance."Why?" Kieran asked. None of this was her fault. "Were you aware that he had a wife?" he followed up."No," she said shaking her head vigour."Then how does this make you stupid? It's all his fault for leading you on" "I mean I should have picked up on the signs" she said cutting him before he could say anything more."Do you see any signs?" he asked.She paused, took a deep breath and thought of it intently. "I did not but..." "You are too hard on yourself, how would you have known that he was married if he did n
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Kieran drove with no destination in mind. Arabella let down the window and let the breeze fill the car. She was not particularly happy about the situation and most importantly she did not like that it happened in front of Kieran but she was glad with the way he handled it. "I want to scream" she murmured gently her face out in the window with the air slapping hard against her skin. "Then scream," Kieran said.She put her head back fully into the car and then gave him a questioning look. "You won't even ask me why?" "Asking you why won't solve the issue at hand and you doing what you want would be better to let you let go easier," he said.His words made sense but she wanted to be comforted. She wanted to call her sister but she knew the girl would want to cuss out the man and demand his number. If she refused to provide his contact details she would go the extra mile to get it. "I just can't believe this happened when I was about to give relationships a try. I mean I had been good
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Arabella stared at him and did not know what to say. She had been interested in getting into a relationship but not with him."I don't know what to say," she said and he nodded."I know, you can take your time to think about it" "But..." "What made me ask?" he cut her off asking as if he read her mind."Yes," she said shocked with a nod."I was going to ask for a while now, you know I told you that you intrigue me. Seeing that I almost lost you to that jerk of a boy makes me so sad that I know I must ask you or else I would be cheating myself" he said looking ahead to the road."But..." "Just think about it okay? If you don't want it, I would not pressure you or try to make it uncomfortable for you" he said.He was trying his best to stay calm as possible. He did not plan to ask her this way or anytime soon. He had wanted to watch himself a bit more. He wanted to see and know if he was over Kimberly or if seeing her was just some way of nature playing a prank on him. She was the c
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Arabella rushed into the house as soon as they made it in time. She went up into her room with Everly on her tail. "Wait up" Everly said before Arabella could get the door shut in her face."Oh Everly I did not see you there" Arabella said holding the door for the woman to come in."I noticed your mind was not with you, I have been following you and trying to catch up with you from downstairs but it seems like you are in a hurry" Everly said getting into the room. "I love what you have done with your room," Everly said looking around."Thank you," Arabella said. She put in a little decor to match what Everly had already done there. She kept bringing in the decor one after the other and this was the first time Everly was seeing the finished work."It's so simple and chic" Everly said taking her seat on the bed."Can I take a quick shower?" Arabella asked."Of course, I would wait right here" Everly responded. "You said you were going to tell me all I needed to know about my trip" Eve
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"Kieran did?" Everly asked shifting in the bed. "Yes," Arabella said nodding."Are you sure?" Everly asked. Before Kimberly came his way he had no one and after her, he also did not have anyone near him.She had watched him grow up and had never seen him near any woman. Parents were the ones who tried to keep their kids away from relationships but Kieran was a different case. She was always trying to get him to make friends or be in a relationship. "He said it today while we were out," Arabella said."Hold on, let me process my thoughts" Everly stood her feet and began to pace the entire floor of the room. "Kieran?" she asked again before standing still and facing Arabella."I mean I should be happy that he is getting into a relationship or that he wants to get into a relationship" she said crossing her hands over her chest. "But my mind can't seem to comprehend it" "I don't know why he asked me but he had said something about being interested in me for a while now" "Oh wow this i
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