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Author: Swiftpen123
last update Last Updated: 2024-03-26 06:21:34
Arabella was not a fan of being called a nerd, she had a kind of trauma from hearing the word. Although her reaction was always physical and not anything mentally or psychological she did not like being associated with the word because she always had a bad experience being called that.

The people who called her nerds always turned out to be bullies who wanted nothing much with her aside from bullying her for being smart.

"I am sorry" Kieran went straight into defence.

He could tell from her face that she was not pleased with being called a nerd. "I did not mean it in any way you took it, I just meant that you have always been smart and a fan of books," he said quickly.

He watched her his eyes never wavering from her face as her tensed expression lightened up a bit and her mouth which was in a straight line turned into a curve.

"I did not know that the word was a bad thing now," he said and she shook her head.

"It's not a bad thing I just do not like being addressed by that word" she
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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXI

    "What?" Arabella felt her mouth hang open as her face turned into a shocked expression. "What?" he said back as if he did not understand what she was saying."What did you say?" she mustered her courage to ask."What did I say?" he asked as he tried to keep his eyes off her and on the road."You just asked me..." "I don't know why I said that" he said quickly cutting her off before she could complete her statement. "I don't know why I said it and I cannot justify the reason, I am sorry," he said in haste like he could not wait for the situation he created to be over. "Oh" she said biting a corner of her lips. She knew that if she remained a minute more she would be feeling more than embarrassed so she grabbed the handle of the hand and pushed it open. "I better go now," she said as she dropped down from the car and walked away as swiftly as her legs could take her."What was that?" Kieran asked himself when he saw her enter the house."You were already having a great rapport with h

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXII

    Kieran stopped in his tracks and his eyes fell on Arabella. His gaze was questioning if he was permitted to spend a little time with his mother. Arabella knew what that gaze meant and she did not want him running through her mind so the best thing to do was to give them some privacy."I am also so very exhausted and I think resting would be best for me since I have work tomorrow" Arabella stood up and forced a yawn out of her mouth."Oh, you are, of course you are, silly me," Everly said all at once. "Yes of course go and rest" "We can pick it up tomorrow night, since you leave the next day I can stay up all night to help you with your luggage and that way I can keep you entertained with my fun tales" Arabella offered.She knew that she might notice that she was escaping from being in the same room with her son but what option did she have? She hurriedly crossed the kitchen and let out a breath she did not know she was holding when she got out of the kitchen.She climbed the stairs w

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXIII

    "Can we talk?" Kieran asked again when she made no move."Hold on" she said and he heard her shuffle through the room and then a loud shout from her."Ouch!" she exclaimed and he became startled as if he should go through the door to see what had happened."What was that?" he asked.Arabella bit her lips down as she tried to suppress the pain she felt from hitting her small toe on the corner of the chair in the middle of her room. She was embarrassed that after all this time she still did not know the complete layout of the room."I just hit my foot against the chair" she let out with a groan. He relaxed but was not okay with the fact that he could not see what was going on inside. She picked up a house robe and strapped it over her body. She tightened it around the waist, stood and tried to steady her breathing. She took a deep breath with her eyes closed and then they flew open before she walked to the door and opened it.He stood there in his pyjamas and this was the first time sh

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXIV

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXV

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXVI

    After chatting a bit more Arabella decided to call it a night. She was glad he had come forward and suggested that they had the talk or else she might toss and turn all night. Although she was now aware that he did not say it in error she still felt at ease as if she was given a warm bath that was going to knock her right into bed. The remaining conversation with Kieran was not as awkward as the conversations she had with him when she first knew him. They flowed like they had been long-time acquaintances who were catching up after a long time of disconnection. She could not even pinpoint the exact thing they spoke about but she knew the conversation gave her a warm feeling in her chest and she loved it.She entered her room and picked up her phone from the table where she sat to do her work before he came knocking. She dropped her robe on the chair before moving to the bed. She needed to get a little shut-eye before the next morning or else she might oversleep again.She checked her

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXVII

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXVIII

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CCXXXIV

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXXI

    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

  • A Step Closer to Love    CXXX

    "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

  • A Step Closer to Love    CCXXIX

    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

  • A Step Closer to Love    CCXXVIII

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  • A Step Closer to Love    CCXXVII

    "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

  • A Step Closer to Love    CCXXVI

    "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

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