38. Feeling Threatened

Nicklaus had been gone for five days now and Reilla and Tiana got pretty close. Reilla was a very honest person, never scared to say her opinions and Tiana felt some kind of connection with her.

It was as if Reilla could understand Tiana and what she was going through. Strange, because she was sure that she couldn't have gone through what she did, although she might have gone through worse.

As days went by Tiana really admired her more and more. She was a beauty with brains, very smart with her words and very graceful with everything else she did. But Tiana was still doubtful and didn't trust her entirely. Not that she did something suspicious, she just wanted to be careful.

Thanks to Reilla the days didn't seem awfully long anymore, the two would chat and laugh and unlike many maids, she had a genuine laugh, not a forced one. You could see that Reilla laughed because she wanted to and not because she was scared to offend Tiana.

Tiana’s thought slowly drifted to Nicklaus. Even though