Hot Chocolate

-ANASTASIA-

Maria informed me about Nathan’s trip to Japan and how he is going to be in the office all the day when I helped her in the kitchen. “Anastasia, if you don’t mind can I ask you something?”

I gave the lady a kind smile, “sure. You can ask me anything.” She passed the plate to dry and then started on the next plate.

“When sir told me that you left the kid here to make him feel responsible I thought it was crazy at first but when I saw him with Helena, it didn’t feel dumb, you know what you did.” Okay Nathan has to stick to the story that he tells everyone or else I am going to have hard time keeping up.

“Mmhmh. So what is the question?”

She looked troubled to ask me whatever it was. “It is just that you don’t seem attached to the kid. Why?” whoa didn’t expect that.

“Uh... I am attached it is just that it has been some ti