Fighting true feelings

There is a knock on the door and Anna gets up from the bed immediately, she is surprised with how fast it had come as she had just sent the maid to help her get toiletries and bathing soap, she wasn’t able to find any in the bathroom which she believed was an mistake from the maid who had been sent to prepare the room.

With a towel around her chest, she rushed to the door and opened it, only for a light scream to escape her lips in shock; well, it wasn’t the maid at the door, it was Mr. Stephen Gray standing out there.

“Hey, I am sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.” he apologized immediately, while trying to keep his eyes off her exposed skin to avoid making her feel awkward.

Anna, closely holding the towel to her chest, sighed and shook her head, “No, it is fine, I was expecting someone else at the door so I was just a little taken aback to see you. Is everything alright?” she asked, trying to sound normal even though her legs were shaking and she could barely keep eye contact.

“Oh…