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The day went by in a flash and Kieran knew that the calls from his mom by the time it was close to closing hours indicated that his parents had made up and Ethan had transferred the information between parties. Everly must have now been aware of the situation and must have wanted to hear from him. He sent a text to her explaining he was busy and that he would call her later when he was free."I think both our parents know" Kieran said as he drove home. "Both our parents?" Arabella shrieked as she turned to him with wide eyes. "Mom has been calling me nonstop stop and Dad caught us in the morning at home. I am guessing that she had told him and also that she might have told your mom" "My sister knows as well" Arabella said biting on her lip and trailing off as she spoke. "And I think I might have been the one to let your mom in""What?" Kieran asked turning to her briefly before turning back to the road."I mean when you first asked me out, I was so flustered and disturbed that I w
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Ethan stopped them in the living room as though he had been waiting for them. He had made up with his wife with the help of his son and he knew it was time to address what he had seen in the morning."I want to talk to you," he said. "Both" he added when he saw that Arabella was about to escape."Me?" she asked pointing to herself."Yes you," Ethan said with a nod."Okay," Arabella said pressing her lip into a thin line and walking toward the couch."Let's sit" Ethan gestured to the couches. Arabella sat and Kieran sat beside her. She shifted a bit to give space between them because of the embarrassment she felt by the situation. She guessed that Ethan might want to talk about what he had walked in to see and she was very right about it."Do any of you want to explain what I saw this morning?" Ethan finally let out after contemplating for a while."We are dating" Kieran said without missing a heartbeat."I think I was able to deduce that from the situation," Ethan said before making a
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"See you were worried about nothing" Kieran said as soon as his father was out of sight and hearing. "I was?" Arabella asked tilting her head. It seemed like her mind had yet to process the situation at hand. Had Ethan just approved of their relationship without a complaint? Had he just admitted that she was a breath of fresh air to their lives and that he had no issue with her? "Yes of course" Kieran slid close to her and took her hand in his playfully sliding her thumb over the back of her hand."How?" she let out her eyebrows knit in confusion. "I guess you have a kind of charm that everyone cannot deny," Kieran said with a toothy grin."A charm?" "I don't know what it is about you but you seem to make everyone comfortable around you" "Except for Aurora" Arabella murmured silently. Of all the things she did not like about the situation, the situation with Aurora was the worst. "Don't mind her, she is just a crazy person" Kieran said. "Can we talk about anything else?" he aske
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Arabella talked a bit more with her mom before calling it a night. She went straight to bed because she and Kieran had a day planned for the next day she wanted to feel refreshed for the day. She felt her head throbbing but decided to ignore it. She was sure it was nothing much and a good rest would fix her up by morning. She left a good night text for Kieran which he responded almost immediately. He was suggesting coming over but she told him not to. They had to be a little careful since they had just been caught by Ethan. Kieran stared at her text and felt a smile climb his face. He knew that he had to let her onto his plan about leaving the company. By the time morning came around, Kieran was up and ready, he went for a run as usual before going to make a small breakfast. By the time he was done with the breakfast, he went to check up on Arabella.He knocked on the door and waited for a response. "Maybe she is sleeping in because it's a Saturday?" he murmured to himself before k
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Kieran helped Arabella with her fever but it seemed like no matter what he tried it was not going down. He even called Everly for help and she had told him what to do. He did it but it seemed like an effort in futility."Why don't you just take her to the hospital? I am sure she can get better treatment there" Everly said when he called again and she confirmed that she was not getting any better."I wanted to watch her for a few more minutes..." "You are not a doctor" Everly cut off her son before he could say anymore."It's just that..." Kieran trailed off before biting the corner of his lips. "I know you don't want to be away from her and all but she is sick and you need to get her treated as soon as possible" Everly explained.Kieran nodded, his mother was making sense. "I am sure it's something mild but it's better the doctors have a look at her" Everly added."I will take her now" Kieran said wanting to get off the call. He would have to drive her to the hospital himself so he
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"To see us?" Kieran asked. He tried to read her eyes but it seemed like she was hiding the expression in her eyes."Yes" "What is it about?" "Are you not going to let me in?" she asked crossing her hand over her chest and leaning in a bit. Kieran took a step backwards and tried to steady his breath. He had to be patient with her because she had not done anything to upset him yet."Do you think letting you in is the wise thing to do?" he asked her and waited for her response. "Considering the recent happenings between us?" he asked."That's what I am here about," she asked taking a step forward."Can you stop trying to close the gap between us? You are making me quite uncomfortable" Kieran let out. Aurora grimaced at the sound of the words. She knew that was the way he was but she hoped that he would treat her a little better than he treated everyone else. "Okay sorry" she let out trying to conceal her annoyance. She took a step back and held her breath."If you are here to see us
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The idea of giving Aurora an audience did not sit well with Kieran, how could Arabella be so soft? After all the hardship the woman had put her through? She was supposed to be cursing her out while pulling her hair. He walked cautiously to her hoping his eyes were saying all ten words his mouth could not say then. "Do we need to?" he asked not bothering to whisper. He was on his own legal property why did he need to act like a stranger on it? "We don't need to," Arabella said pursing her lips together and crossing her hand over her chest. She gave him a faint smile as she felt her legs feel weird. She did not want to give Aurora any time to say anything but she did not want to come across to Kieran as someone who was unforgiving. She wanted him to think she was kind and forgiving that was why she was going through this right now even when her body was not exactly fine."Then why..." he trailed off when she opened her mouth to speak. "We should do it because it's the right thing to
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"I would get something for us to drink, what would you like to have?" Arabella asked as they neared the living room. "I would get it, just sit here" Kieran said dragging her towards the living room. "I can get it," Arabella said in a protest."You are not feeling too well, the doctor asked you to rest up so doing anything strenuous would not be good" Kieran said stopping her from moving."It's just something to drink," Arabella said with an eye roll. He was being overly dramatic for no reason. She had a fever earlier but she was sure she was feeling better and the reason she wanted to be the one to get the drinks was because she wanted to give them some room.They had way more history together than with her. Aurora may have some things to tell him and she did not want to be in the way. Her mind felt skeptical about the meeting but she wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. She hoped she would do better now."That I can get, sit here" Kieran said dropping her to the couch and t
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