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"Did you enjoy watching my parents have it at each other?" Kieran asked as Arabella slipped herself into the car. Arabella stopped for a moment to process what he had just asked. She could not believe anyone would think such words not to talk of saying them out loud. "Why would you say such things? What do you take me for?" Arabella asked. She felt insulted that he would think such things about her."Well you just seemed to sit down there and allow them bicker because of you without you doing anything about it," Kieran said. "Close the door" he added addressing the ajar door. Arabella gently closes the door and puts on her seat belt. She pats her hair down and sits well. "Kieran I would just have to point this out. I have no gain in watching your parents fight. It makes me uncomfortable to think about and I hate watching it too" she said The car fell silent. Arabella had woken up feeling good about the day. She was going to meet and even be with her favorite author of all time.
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"Just get into the car," Kieran said sighing. He was wrong and he knew that. He wanted to apologize but Arabella was not having it. He felt like he should turn back the hands of time and ensure to not make the statement.Why would he speak in such a manner to her? She had been nothing but on her good behavior since she got here. "I would not be entering into the car. I am so angry that I do not want to see you or be in the same space with you. So for my sanity please let me go by myself" Arabella said. The words he said hurt her deeply that she felt like crying. Why then would she cry in front of him? "Arabella please calm down. I already said I am sorry why are you being so difficult?" It felt like he was adding fuel to the fire. She could not believe her ears. He was calling her difficult and she was not. She was just reacting to the words she heard that pained her deeply. "Are you always this brazen?" Arabella asked. "Brazen? What do you mean by that?""I'm being difficult?
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Having him that close so that she could scent his cologne and feel his breath made her shudder. She started at him as he poured his entire attention on her sprained leg. "Arabella?" he asked waving his hand across her face. "Yeah," she responded snapping out of the trance the hunk handsome man had some how put her in. "I said how much does it hurt?" he asked when she came to. "Not very much," she said back. She pushed herself off the car making him stand straight back. "See," she said putting her leg to the ground and then wincing in pain immediately. "Not fine," Kieran said as his hand went to steady her by the shoulders. His hand felt warm on her shoulders and sent a wave of got currents down her body. "You need to go to the hospital," Kieran said to her. The sound of the word hospital took away all she was feeling. The hospital? If she went to the hospital then there was no way she would be able to meet Michelle Michigan and she had to meet her. "No way. No hospitals" she
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"Okay," Kieran said. "Thank you so much," Arabella said. She was glad she did not miss this opportunity to meet one of her favorite writers because of her recklessness. She had felt insulated by Kieran's words but now she felt embarrassed to look at him. What did she try to do and why did she do it? She asked herself these questions over and over but could not find an answer. It was obvious that her stubbornness was what drove her to try to jump over the car hood without thinking. Kieran gave in and drove her to work first but made it clear to her that she had to go to the doctor immediately after Michelle left. The car drove into the parking lot of the office. "Can we keep it a secret from everyone how I ended up like this? I am too embarrassed to face you I can't add the rest of the office to it" Arabella asked. "And of course, it is another favor that I plan to repay soon" she added. "I have nothing to gain in telling everyone how you got into this mess in the first place an
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"I can't believe you are doing this just to meet Michelle Michigan," Chole said going in with the pain relief spray. "How does that feel?" Aaron asked when Chole stopped spraying. "Fine," Arabella says absentmindedly. She looks up at the entire office and how they were trying to come to her aid. It felt surreal to her that this amount of people were interested in how well she does. "Ow," she screamed and looked down to see Mia pressing down a portion of her. "Fine?" she asked with a scoff. "We need to take her to the hospital asap" she added. Arabella looked up again and her eyes jammed Kieran's 'I told you so' danced in them as he stared at her. If she went to the hospital then she would miss the opportunity of being the one to host her. She had done a lot of work."No no no," she said forcing herself to stand up. She could barely stand for a few seconds before she fell back to the chair. "ow," she said groaning in intense pain. "Aaron please do carry her immediately," Ryder s
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The little things we do for one another do matter. Arabella felt her heart flutter since two men came to her aid. She felt bad for not meeting Michelle Michigan but she felt bad to bring it up seeing that both men missed their meeting to be here for her. "Ryder" she whispered tugging at his hand. She had been taken into the hospital and then given emergency treatment for relief. The doctors said she should stay back so they can perform an x-ray to ensure that she gets the right can of treatment. "Yes," he said turning his gaze down to her as she sprawled across the bed. "Can I ask for a favor?" she asked. Was she eligible to be asked such questions? "A favor?" Ryder weighing his options. He barely knew her and her tendencies so how could he accept to grant her request when he wasn't sure what it was she wanted to ask? "Yes don't worry I won't ask for anything crazy""I don't know if I am capable of doing it for you," Ryder said. "But ask I would see if I can do something about it
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"Wait no don't call her," Arabella said before Kieran could dial the number. "We shouldn't call her?" Ryder asked confused. "We have to get back to work now and you can't stay alone. The doctor gave you some pain killers and they can make you drowsy so you need someone here with you" "Yeah I know that but can one of you stay instead?" she asked pouting. "Why?" Kieran asked. He was least interested but he had to know why she did not want his mom around. Was it perhaps related to what went on in the morning? "Everly and my mom are very close. If she is aware that I hurt myself in less than two weeks of being here then my mom would be all over my case and Everly would be sad. I think I would be a bad child to make both moms worry about me" she explained. Upon hearing her conclusion both men saw sense in what she said but how would they leave their work for the entire day? "Please," she said pulling the cutest face she could muster. She could not stand a great scolding now. She had
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"Must something be up for me to call?" Arabella asked. "Yes" "What?" "Don't take it the wrong way but you don't call or pick calls whenever you work. I remember your part-time job when you were in college. Mom thought something was wrong when you did not pick up""And she left me fifty-seven missed calls," Arabella said. Talking about those memories made her miss home all the more. She hated that she was away from home. If she was home she would have her two legs to herself. "I am not at work anyway" "I knew it, there is no way you could be at work and call me," Seraphina said. "Oh yay you know me too well," Arabella said in a mocking voice. "Are you already playing hooky? You've barely spent a month there" Seraphina was kind of proud of her younger sister who had always been a stickler for rules. She always followed them to the latter. To hear that she skipped work was kind of a thing of joy to her. "Well, I'm at the hospital," Arabella said and the other end of the line we
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