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A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXVII
Arabella could not believe that he was asking her that. Was he a child? He could lie or evade the question. She wanted to tell him her thoughts but then realized how wrong they sounded when she tried to say them out. "What?" he asked her. "I can't do that" he added turning to the road that leads to their office. "My mom had been happier these two days you have been around than the past six months. I don't know what it is but it seems like she is slipping into depression and ain't talking to my dad or me about it. We are very worried. If you make her happy then I would do everything in my power to make it stay the same" he said. He had noticed his mom's withdrawal from things she did normally and her constant bickering with his dad. He had noticed the way she went silent from her constant talking previously. Arabella was too stunned to speak. She concluded that Kieran was a boy who had his heart ripped out and could not observe his surroundings. On the contrary, he was able to analy
Last Updated : 2023-07-20A Step Closer to Love Unit XXXVIII
"Hello Ava," Everly said over the phone. Ava had called her. She was worried about her daughter and how she was adapting. Arabella had always been a peculiar girl and which made it harder for Ava to easily let go of her. "Hello Everly," Ava said. Ava and Everly were a wonderful bunch of women. After they lost contact at high school and then regained contact when they were married they showed great friendship skills. They maintained over fourteen years of relationship with them not seeing at all. "When are you going to come visit me?" Everly asked. She had been trying for fourteen to bring Ava back but Ava persisted and got what she wanted. "Why don't you come over to Japan for the holidays? After all, you are retired," Ava countered. Ava knew that Everly was just trying to get her back to Crescent Bay. Fourteen years later and Ava was not ready to move on. She would have been happy if her daughter got a job in any other part of the world asides from that city. The only good th
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"What took you so long?" Chole asked going to pull Arabella's hand when she made her way into the office. Chole's eyes caught Kieran coming behind and she pulled Arabella faster into the coffee room. "Did you come with Kieran?" Chole whispered in a shout as she closed the door to the room. Arabella bit her upper lip till it hurt a little. How could she tell Chole that she still came to Kieran despite the situation with Aurora? She nodded her head gently and Chole sighed loudly running her hand through her head. Everyone knew Aurora to be a sweet and loving person but Chole saw that she was going to bully Arabella for knowing Kieran. "Why?" Chole said her voice strained. "I tried to explain to him why I needed to go on my own but he was adamant about taking me to the office" Arabella explained. "Did you guys date before?" Chole said in the mood for gossip. "How can you say that?" Arabella said her hand going up to her mouth to cover it before she can go any further. "That is th
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"Were you able to finish reading the manuscript I gave you yesterday?" Aurora asked as they entered the room. "Here it is. I have marked the places I think need improvement and correction but only with your approval. I believe this to be a good time for me to learn how to successfully edit a book. Arabella did not need an external person or force to teach her how to properly edit. She had built those skills by herself. When others played she buried her nose inside novels and then she graduated to self-help books. She was in the newspaper and journalist association all through high school and college. Aurora scrolled briefly between the bookmarked pages. Her eyes caught multiple places where she had also bookmarked when she was reading through the manuscript. There was no way that Aurora would openly validate Arabella it would mean she did not have a reason to bully her. If anyone asks she would blame it on the tradition within publishing houses and only call it hazing. She was only
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Chole had helped Arabella get the right snacks for everyone and set the table. They were still arranging the room when everyone started filing in. "There you are cutie," Aaron said his tooth shining through. "Stop it you playboy," Mia said pushing Aaron in as he was blocking the door frame. "Playboy? Why would you say that and give Arabella the wrong impression of me?" Aaron yelled. "Because you are a playboy. You even flirt with the authors too" Mia answered. Aaron rushed towards Arabella who stood still as she watched the interaction. It was a sight to behold. "Arabella do not mind whatever she says she is just jealous that I didn't ask her out," Aaron said winking at her. "Stop it you playboy," Olivia said as she entered carrying a bunch of documents"Is she also jealous because you didn't ask her out?" Mia snickered at Aaron. "I have no idea why the two of you are against my love life" Aaron groaned and went back to take her seat. "Your love life" Olivia scoffed sorting t
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Ryder sighed in a frustrated tone before pulling his phone out of his pocket. He dialed the numbers of Kieran and Aurora in a voice call and put it on loudspeakers. "You jerks" he screamed as soon as the line got connected. "Why are you calling me that?" Aurora said in a whiny tone. "Is it until I have to come get you from your offices? Or should I use a carriage to bring you to the meeting room?" Ryder asked. "On my way already," Kieran said before cutting off his own side of the line. "That rude jerk" Ryder commented lowly. "I am not coming," Aurora said before cutting her side of the line too. "Why did I ever agree to do business with these nutcases?" Ryder remarked loudly. The door opened and Kieran walked in striding slowly to sit down. "Don't sit Don't sit" Ryder said as Kieran tried to sit down. "What?" Kieran asked checking the chair behind him maybe something might have stained the chair. "Go get Aurora," He said when Kieran stood up straight. "Me?" Kieran asked p
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"Why must you do this every time?" Kieran said his voice low and steady. Even though Aurora could sense his anger she still thought he was hot at that moment. "What are you accusing me of?" she asked feigning ignorance. She had him where she needed him to be all she needed to do was to make her request and it would surely be answered. "Aren't you aware of the meeting?" Kieran asked trying to stay as calm as possible. "I am" Aurora responded standing up. "Then why do I have to come get you? Ryder called you too. Then why do I have to come from the meeting room to get you?" Kieran asked his anger showing through. For the first time ever Aurora was afraid of the way Kieran was talking. "You did not have to come get me" Aurora responded. "Then why am I here?" Kieran asked slamming his hand to the table. "Oh geez calm down," Aurora said when she saw his actions. "I just had to talk to you. I know that you won't see me when I ask you to and this is the only way I can get to talk t
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"Me?" Arabella asked in shock. Was it possible that she would be given such an important task during her first few days of work? "Yes you and me" Chole answered overjoyed. "That being said can we all get here early and get everything you might want to pitch to her ready beforehand," Ryder said standing up. "Arabella and Chole, I am sure you would do a good job" Ryder added. "I would do my best," Arabella said standing up too. It felt surreal to her that she would be meeting Michelle Michigan just a few days after she landed in Crescent Bay. If she knew she had such great luck she would have played the lottery and won a load truck of money. "We are all counting on you," Kieran said standing up too. "Meeting dismissed. We can all leave for the day so we can get everything we need before tomorrow" Ryder said walking out. "Yes, Michelle Michigan," Aaron said standing too. "I do hope you aren't planning to make a move on her?" Mia asked standing to face him. "What do you mean? She
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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
