A Step Closer to Love

Kieran somehow managed to convince Arabella to sleep and just sleep together. He promised to be out of her room before his father found out about it, that was after he assured her that his father would not be against their relationship and even if he was he would be the one to defend her.

She was touched by his words and gave in, It was a right cuddle and she loved the way he held her all through the night and the way his scent filled her nose with every breath she took. She felt him leave by morning but she was deep asleep to wake up.

Kieran got into his room and sat on his bed, he was glad it was finally Friday and he could spend a bit more time alone with Arabella without bothering and thinking about going to work. His mind went back to what Aurora had done yesterday.

He knew it was his cue to leave, he had told Ryder and Aurora that this was not his long-term plan. He would help them with his expertise so they could thrive in the market but he was not going to be with them forever.

He had found a way to help them and they were thriving pretty well, considering Aurora and her actions he knew it was time to leave, If he stayed a bit more then he was not sure he would be able to predict what she would do.

He knew leaving would not solve the problem because he had no job for Arabella and she was the one in real danger, but he had to do something. He thought long and hard about the situation as he tried to come up with something but all to no avail.

He decided to exercise a bit before getting ready for work. After putting on his clothes and finishing up his morning routine he went down to make breakfast and saw his dad already down.

“My wife has been gone for a while now,” Ethan said as Kieran entered the kitchen.

“It’s been a few days, not even up to a week” Kieran said. He wondered why his dad was so on edge lately.

Everly had travelled a lot when he was still a child and Ethan had learned to deal with it but it seemed as though he was having a harder time now.

“It’s been a long time,” Ethan said staring into space.

“Have you called her?” Kieran asked. His dad had been avoiding speaking to Everly ever since she left. Kieran had noticed it but kept to himself.

“How do you know?”

“She asked me about you yesterday, I thought it was weird so I probed her,” Kieran said causing Ethna to release a strange noise.

“You fought right? That’s why she took this trip isn’t it?” Kieran continued when Ethan said nothing.

“It’s not a fight perse, it’s all my fault,” Ethan said. He planned not to say anymore, he did not want his son to think low of him so he avoided going into details.

“I know both of you don’t want to tell me the details but I am sure you want to speak to her and she wants to hear from you so you should give her a call”

Kieran watched his father walk away with his phone in his hand as he tapped away earnestly. It seemed like he was checking the time difference to know if it was a good time to call. Kieran got started on breakfast.

He felt his body stiffen up when a hand wrapped across his torso. He stood still for a moment before relaxing and rubbing her hand gently.

“I thought you wanted to be careful around my dad?” Kieran asked holding her hand before turning to face her.

“I did but you left the bed so early I missed you” Kieran could not deny how bold Arabella had been.

He was not sure if the relationship made her bold or if she had been pretending all this while and was actually this bold.

“I missed you too but you said to get out of bed early” he said pulling her closer.

“You should have woken me up at the very least” she continued scrunching her face up so she could see him properly.

“I did not want to disturb you. You look so peaceful like an angel while you sleep” he said.

“Have you seen an angel before?” she asked and he shook his head.

“I thought they did not exist on earth. That was until I met you” he added.

Arabella shuddered in his hands as she felt the cringe in what he said. It was cringy but she liked it. She could not remember the last time she heard those kinds of words from someone else.

“Errmm” Ethan cleared his throat behind them. They had been so busy in their own world that they had failed to notice the man standing there watching them all this while.

Arabella froze as she felt her heart drop to the ground. She nuzzled closer to Kieran instead of pulling away as he would have expected. Kieran only prolonged the discussion because he thought Ethan would spend a little time on the phone with Everly.

“So sorry to disrupt your little… erm…” Ethan trailed off. He did not know what to call their session. He had not seen his son like that before and he did not want to act so surprised before them both.

“I just wanted to know if now is a good time to call them in Japan” he continued trying to sound as normal as possible. It was impossible for him since he had just caught his son acting so lovingly towards a girl.

Arabella stood still as she waited for Kieran to handle the situation. Kieran gave her a questioning look and she nodded.

“Yes it is, you should hurry so you can catch her before it’s bedtime” Kieran said.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Ethan understood that he was trying to hurry him away so he left without a word. Arabella let out a breath she did not know she was holding and took a step back. She was still very close to him. She hung her head low out of embarrassment before letting out.

“And here is the major reason I want to move out”