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"We are home" Kieran announced the obvious. Arabella looked around if she was honest she did not want to leave the car but they had to. Ethan was probably wondering where they were since Everly was not home yet.Arabella made a mental note to call Everly since she would just be getting to her destination. She had not bothered reaching out to her since she knew that there would be no way the call would go through."See you tomorrow?" Arabella let out with a forced voice her hands on the handle ready to get out of the car. She had no idea what to do so she was just going to awkwardly get out of the car. "Is that it?" Kieran asked holding her hand before she could flee."Is there anything else?" she asked picking each word gently."I don't know" Kieran's voice became low and his hands gently lifted from against her skin. The warmth his hands brought was now lost."If you don't know then we will see each other tomorrow morning" "You would be going with me right?" he asked. "Of course"
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Everly chatted a bit with her son before she cut off the call. She was with Ava when both calls came in. "Both kids sounded so happy today, I wonder if something good happened" Ava commented. Everly was glad that she was not the only one who caught that. "I see you noticed as well" Everly said and Ava nodded."I hope Arabella hasn't been that much of a trouble. I know how stressful of a child she is" Ava asked."Of course not, she has been an absolute darling," Everly said. She contemplated whether to tell Ava of her suspicions as to why their kids were happy. When she spoke with Arabella she had a glistening look in her eyes as she spoke about Kieran. It was one that Everly knew too well, she saw it in herself when she was younger and madly in love with Ethan. When everything was rosy and beautiful it seemed like love could conquer it all. "That look says a lot so spill" Ava said when she noticed that Everly had abandoned her tea and resulted in stroking her chin so fondly."You
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"What are you doing here?" Kieran asked standing at the kitchen door frame to see Arabella going back and forth in the kitchen."Errm Good morning" she said turning to face him. "Good morning" he walked into the kitchen awkwardly. "I am trying to make breakfast for us but it does not seem to be going well" Arabella said letting out a little chuckle."Here let me help," Kieran said stepping forward. "Can you cook?" Arabella asked confused as he took over the bowl from her hand."Of course" "Well, that's one thing I am bad at. I can't cook to save my life" she said with laughter as she popped a berry in her mouth. "You don't need to be good at it since I am already good" She did not understand the correlation between her cooking skills and his. If he was good then shouldn't she learn as well? Maybe she would be able to prepare a proper meal for herself in the future. "What do you mean?" she asked voicing her thoughts."I will cook for you any day you don't need to lift a finger"
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"Not because we are dating, I'm just saying it would be a good reason to" she clarified. She had been considering it even before they became a thing. "Then why?" Kieran felt his jaw tense up. Of all the things to discuss with her he had not considered the possibility of this coming up. "I just wanted to move out to be out of you and your family's hair" she confessed. There was a point when she felt uncomfortable because of everything that went on in the house."Out of our hair? Did anyone say anything?" "No it's quite the contrary, everyone was welcoming in their own way, I just felt bad for mooching off you and your family" "I don't mind" he shrugged going back to his pancake mix."But now that we are dating I would be looking into apartment choices. At least the ones I can afford" "Wait are you serious?" he was confused. He thought that telling her that he was fine with it all solved the moving-out issue."Yeah, I mean it would be quite awkward if we are dating and your parents
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They had a silent breakfast with the occasional glances and blushes from each other. Ethan was so out of it that he did not notice his son and Arabella flirting right under his nose. After breakfast, Arabella and Kieran left for work."Thank you for the ride," Arabella said as he drove down to the parking lot. "You are welcome" Kieran said flashing her a small smile."See you later in the evening?" she said in the form of a question."Are we not going to get lunch together?" he asked. He wanted to get lunch together but he did not want to push it. She should do it because she wants to."If you ask me," she said batting her eyelash when she saw Ryder's car come in and Aurora was in the passenger seat."Oh shoot" she said bending her head as much as she could so they could not see her. Aurora was aware but not Ryder at least that was what she knew."What is it?" Kieran asked looking around."Aurora and Ryder" she whispered her eyes darting around the floor of the car."Why are you hidin
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"They are gone now are you happy?" he asked.She flashed him her teeth before rubbing her palms against her skirt. "I better get to work before I am late," she said.Kieran was not pleased that his agenda to tease was cut short. She pushed the door handle so the door was open. Kieran pulled her hand and crossed over her body to shut the door."What are you doing?" she let out in squeak."Nothing" he let out.His face was so close to hers that it felt illegal to her. She felt his breath on her face and she loved the way his smell filled her nose. "I have to get to work" she said silently when he noticed that he was not saying anything but just staring into her soul. "Just a minute more," he said."A minute of what?" she asked blinking rapidly."I have to go the entire day without seeing you so I have to take in more of your face than usual," he said.Her stomach did a double back flip but he did not flinch. Did he think his statement was normal or did he just have a sweet mouth?"Tha
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"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
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"I would explain but let's leave here before anyone sees us" he said.Arabella nodded her head and slipped her hand away from his. She folded her hand across her chest so there was no way he would be able to get to her. Kieran let out a sigh before he drove the car out of the parking lot. He drove for a while before coming to a stop in front of a free parking space downtown."Let's talk here first" he said taking off his seat belt and turning to face her. "Look at me," he said. Arabella pouted as she kept facing the rolled-up window. He had left the ignition running and the AC blasting at full speed on their skins."Look at me" he said again using his hand to turn her face to him.As she caught a glimpse of him she almost cussed out herself. How was she so weak that just a look at him almost rendered her speechless? She was about to give in and forget all that had happened but she pushed forward with strong will."Let me explain," he said as her eyes darted all over the place. "Yes I
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"I am so happy for you," Ava said as she stood with Kieran and Arabella; they had just got married, and it was truly a joyous day. Kieran had been so quick with the preparations that it took them barely two months to put everything together. "I just couldn't believe that my little one had found love," she added, tears welling in here again."Mom, you need to stop crying; seeing you cry makes me cry as well," Arabella said, blinking back the tears. Her make-up artist had retouched her make-up multiple times because she knew she was getting annoying already, but she could not control the burst of emotions flowing from her body. "Mom," Seraphina said, coming from behind and putting her hand over the shoulders of her mother. "It is a happy day; why do you keep crying? Someone, I mistake you to be mourning." "I am just thinking of how proud your father would have been to witness today.""I am sure he is watching over us from above," Arabella said, holding her mom's hand tightly."Mom, let
A Step Closer to Love CXXXIII
1 YEAR LATER Arabella was meeting Kieran after work; she had moved out because she was not comfortable with being there while dating him and had found herself a new job where she seemed to function much better. She was even on her way to write a book of her own. Kieran, who started a book publishing house solely for the money, now began to learn about this thing so he could help her out with the publication.She was glad that she had given in and tried to date him, or else she would never understand what this kind of relationship meant. Kieran was so attentive and made her feel like his entire world revolved around her. She learnt to drive and even bought her car.Sometimes she believed that he was going to propose to her because he would bring up discussions that centered around their future home, but then after that, it would be like they were back to base one. She liked base one, but she hated living all by herself. She wanted to move back in with him, and she wanted to begin havi
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"A trip?" Arabella asked, taking up the blanket and covering herself. "Yes, a couple's trip," he said, dropping the phone back on the table and walking to her. "What about work? Aren't you going to work again?" she asked. "Are you afraid that you would live broke?" he asked in a teasing tone."Of course I am," Arabella said before tilting her head. "I am jobless now; at least one of us needs to work so we can live a happy life," she added."You know that I do not mind you still thinking with us," Kieran said. After the trial, Arabella decided to stop working there even though Aurora was no longer there. How could she work there after everything that happened? She would be able to face her co-workers if that were the case. "I am sure I will get an offer soon from one of those companies," she said, and he sat beside her. "And you know you do not need to work again; I can take care of you and as many children as you want to have," he said with a wink. "Children?" she said flustered
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Arabella rolled over, and she landed right into Kieran's hands. She looked at him like it was an offence for her to do so. She peered at him and then covered her eyes with her hand. She could not believe what she had done over the night. If her mom heard she was going to give her a long lecture and then have her head afterwards. She looked at him, and she was tempted to trace her finger across his face in frustration. "Sleep so much more," she was startled to hear him talk as his mouth moved without even opening his eyes. "How long have you been awake?" She muttered, feeling shy that he had caught her staring so much that she could drill a hole into his face. "A while now," he said, his eyes framing open like a princess that was cast under a spell but was now liberated all of a sudden. He pulled her closer as he wished they could somehow get closer and maybe even mesh together. "Should we go home? Everly must be worried searching for us," Arabella murmured into his chest. He opene
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"Somewhere, like where?" she asked shyly, dropping her head so their eyes would not meet. "You would see," he said, lifting her head gently. "But we have to make sure that the ride ends first," he said, looking around. He had thought that they were going to have a moment there, but seeing how things turned out, he could not wait to be out of there. Finally, the ride was over, and he drove out of the amusement park to a hotel. "You brought me to a hotel?" she asked in shock as they drove into the underground parking lot. "Why?" she asked now that her tone was in a hushed whisper. "I told you we should come somewhere, and you agreed," he said as he drove by the cars looking for a place to park. "That was because I thought you said that we should go someplace nice," she muttered, looking around like they were sneaking around. "Why are you looking around like we are committing a sin?" he asked, noticing how uncomfortable she got. "It is not that...""Am I being clueless? Am I jumpin
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Kieran paid the operator to let the ride go in a loop three times, and Arabella wondered why he did that."Why?" she whispered to him."To have some alone time," he replied with the same wink from earlier. She gulped down hard, wondering what he was thinking.As the ride got into the tunnel, Arabella held the hand of Kieran tightly with her eyes closed. She had no time to think of what he might have meant with the wink and statements because the ride was definitely scarier than she had expected it to be. She looked at him when she felt his firm hand hold her face and turn it to him. "Are you scared?" he asked, dropping a kiss on her lip. "Kieran," she said in a hushed whisper as she looked around. "There is no one here, and I have been waiting all day just to get that," he said before dropping his head for another kiss. She placed her hand over her mouth because he could kiss her and therefore kissed the back of her hand. He took her hand from her mouth and began to drop multiple k
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Arabella could feel Kieran's excitement for the date, and she wondered why they got so lucky. They went on every ride in the park like they had been waiting to do this. Arabella was more proud of the fact that a handsome hunk named Kieran was with her. In every line, they heard murmurs of people talking about how handsome he was. She was not letting any of that bother her because she could disagree with them; he was a beauty to behold. She did not let the nasty comments, such as those criticising his choice, get to her. He glued to her like gum on the sole of a shoe, and it must have infuriated the crowd the more because of the kinds of dirty glances she received from them. Kieran was always pushing back her hair and staring at her while holding her hand tightly and dropping random kisses on her forehead. She was shy, but she liked how he marked his terror so openly. She was on a date, and she was going to try her best not to be affected by any of that. "Should we go there?" Kieran
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"Do you want to explain why you are here?" Kieran asked. Arabella had expected him to scream his lungs out, but he was wrong. Myabe's drive down has calmed him down. "It is a stupid reason; I don't want to tell you," Arabella murmured to herself. She had wanted to hear an apology so much that it felt like her self-worth depended on it. She turned her head to the side so she was looking out the window. "Look at me," Kieran said softly. "Look at me," he said again, this time turning her head with his hand gently. "I am so ashamed of myself; I don't know what I was thinking," Arabella said again. Seeing Kieran had somehow triggered something in her. It was like judging her actions without even saying anything. "Tell me, I want to know why you dressed up and left the house to come here when you should be resting.""Okay," she said as she heaved a sigh. "I wanted an apology so bad." "What?" "See, I knew you would judge me.""Ara, I am not judging you. I just want to understand what y
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"Why are you laughing?" Arabella was shocked. That was not the expression she was expecting from her. "Dearest Arabella, you must think the world revolves around you," she said, leaning in that she was seated at the edge of her seat. "Why do you think I would apologize to you? I did what I did, and I would do it again and again if need be.""You are not sorry for kidnapping and assaulting me even though you ended up here?" Arabella asked. "Of course, if I had the chance to, I would do it again. Can you imagine how hard I worked? I worked hard on Kieran, and you swooped in from nowhere and decided you wanted to take him from me. Oh, please, like you deserve him," Aurora said, leaning into the chair. "If you are here to ask me for an apology, I am afraid that you have to go back without one today and that you need not expect one from me," she said, looking at her nails like she had gotten a fresh set of nails. "Arabella, I think one of the problems you have is that you seem to overra
