"You are going on a date? You?" Ryder was shocked and he was not interested in hiding that fact."Yeah so I am taking the day off" "It all makes sense now," Ryder said."What makes sense?" Kieran asked. He had not said anything confusing to him so why was he making sense of the situation?"Aurora's tantrums," Ryder said. "She knows right?" he added. "Yep," Kieran said. He was not interested in defending himself or explaining anything to Ryder. He owed no one any explanation."What about Arabella? Isn't she going to come into work?" "She is with me" "What do you mean she is with you?" "I mean the person I am going on a date with is her" Kieran's voice did not shake or waver. It was obvious he had wanted to say this before because of the huge smile on his face. Arabella was not hiding her relationship with him but she was not sure about letting it out of the bag so soon."So you are finally showing her around the city?" Ryder asked. His puzzled voice was obvious. He was not sure wh

Arabella nodded her head as she felt him draw closer to her. He spoke no words after taking the permission but she heard every single unspoken word through his eyes.His usual bright green eyes had darkened and for some reason, she wanted to see them more like that. They felt like they held some kind of power and she wanted to be a part of it.He pulled her closer and she cursed the makers of the car for putting whatever that barricade was called in between both seats because all she wanted to do was get closer to him. He placed his lips on hers.She felt herself kissing back with so much intensity. She had not been in many relationships but she had experienced the kissing part of all the ones she was part of and it had been only a few seconds but she knew none of those relationships could be compared to what she felt now. The car felt heated even though the air conditioner was in full blast touching her skin. Her hand tried to wrap around his neck but she was too short to do so and

Arabella had a lot of fun but she could not tell if the same was the case for Kieran because she could barely read his face."What did you think of our date? Or do you think we should have something more sophisticated next time" "If you consider it a date then it is a date" Kieran said taking her hand and intertwining it.As sweet as it sounded and as much as she wanted to swoon over his words she knew she had to be wiser about the situation so it did not end up bad."If I am the only one enjoying our date then why is it a date, I should have just taken myself out on a solo date and enjoyed myself" she said turning to face him."I am having a good time because I am with you but I am not wired for these kinds of situations but I would be glad to try these new things with you""That's so sweet" She could not help herself, she had to comment about it. "Of course," he said with a wink and she laughed. "But if you know you are not having fun then you should let me know immediately" ''S

"What else do you want to do?" Kieran asked as they sat in the car."I get to decide again?" she asked."Of course, I want you to have the date you want" "Ice cream," she said with a cheerful voice "Ice cream?" "Yes, to the best ice cream place in the city," she said tapping his shoulders gently. "But take the longest way there and drive very slowly" "Why?" "No reason" "There is no way you have no reason for telling me all that""Well," he said, biting the insides of her lips. "aits because I want to spend a bit more time with you in the car" The car fell silent. Arabella could not deny it, there had been a lot of truthful and intimate moments today. She had thought that Kieran would be less affectionate and their relationship would move at a snail's pace.The contrary was the case as he was the one fast-tracking the entire thing. "So should we go for a drive?" he asked."I feel like I don't have to say too much, it's like you keep reading my mind" she said with a smile."You a

"Oh my gosh," Arabella exclaimed with a joyful voice. "Really?" she asked covering her mouth with her hand and tapping his hand excitedly."I knew you would like this place," he said when he saw how happy she was. She was unable to pull off the smirk from her face as she bounced happily in her seat."Oh my gosh, this was one of the things that made me switch cities," she said."I am glad that you like it" "How can I not like it? It's books in hardcover, I can see them in different prints and covers" she said dreamily like she was having a great dream."Shall we go in?" "Are we going to tour the entire place?" Arabella asked. When she heard that there was going to be an international bookstore where all books that hands could be laid on would be sold there. The place also doubled as a library where one could rent books.When she heard about it she had always wanted to visit and the deciding factor for her when she got the job was the bookstore. She saw it as a chance to finally vis