Share
CLI
Related chapters
A Step Closer to Love CLII
Kieran could not wait for the day to be over. He knew that today was going to be his first date with Arabella and he could barely sit still. He glanced at the click multiple times and could barely get any work done.He had wished to have lunch with her but could not because he had an important lunch with their investors and had to go out to eat without her. She had made it clear that she did not want to let others in the office that they were dating so there was no way he would have asked her to lunch without seeming suspicious to everyone around.'Do you want to have dinner together?' he typed to his phone and looked up to see her reaction when she read the message. Arabella glanced at the message and dropped the phone to the table without sending a response. Her lips were in a straight line as she continued working on whatever it was that she did.'Do you want me to pick you up? I will wait in the parking lot till everyone has gone.' he typed again and waited for a response. The sa
A Step Closer to Love CLIII
Arabella waited a minute before she saw Kieran coming towards her. He opened the car and she got in and locked the door before he could do it for her. "You are angry, Why?" he asked as he closed his door. "It's nothing," she said sulking. She had thought it over and the reason she was angry at him was not viable enough."What is it?" he asked turning to her. He hated how he felt since she was sulking. He felt like he had done a lot of trouble and it was only his first day of dating her."It's nothing, let's just go" she said giving him a forced smile."How can we just go? We would not have a good time if we just went and I would be uneasy thinking about what I did wrong" he said tapping the steering wheel gently. "We are not leaving this place until I hear the reason you are angry with me""Is it because I discussed it with Aurora without first asking you?" he asked trying to run down the activities of the day in his head to see what wrong he might have done. "No" "I don't want yo
A Step Closer to Love CLIV
"Do you have anywhere in mind?" Kieran asked Arabella as they drove out. Now that she was no longer sulking she was radiating happiness with the smile on her face. "I know nowhere in this city" she said shaking her head. "Anywhere would be just fine" "Okay then I would pick it," he said tapping into the GPS and then allowing it to lead them. "Want some music?" he asked when the silence became too much."We could talk instead.." she trailed off."About what?" she shook her head for lack of ideas."I want to talk with you but I don't want it to be forced" he said and it made sense to her. She would also prefer it if all the conversations they had were not born out of the need to talk but because they wanted to share with each other."Music it is then," Arabella said."Connect your phone then" Kieran said setting it up for her as he tried to keep his eyes on the road."Eyes on the road, I can do that" she said tapping his hands away. She connected successfully before she began to shuff
A Step Closer to Love CLV
"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"
A Step Closer to Love CLVI
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
A Step Closer to Love CLVII
"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"
A Step Closer to Love CLVIII
"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
A Step Closer to Love CLIX
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
Latest chapter
