CHAPTER 6 Late night Snacks

Steve checked Sky in her room and found her sleeping peacefully hugging her soft toy with a smile on her face.

‘Ahh, such a beautiful smile.’ This smile of hers becomes my life, it gives me solace. After staring at her for some time, he heads towards his room with a fluttering heart.

Since Sky stepped into his life and mansion, he used to see his innocent beauty’s innocent smile before going to bed, which is the antidote to his insomniac thoughts. It gives him peaceful sleep.

Today after many days he didn’t sleep but engulf his innocent beauty’s thoughts.

‘Perhaps, she is not from LA but from another city. Perhaps she came to LA for some means and stuck with dire circumstances.’

After thinking about her family, Steve concluded they are in some other city it's quite possible that they are unaware of her situation.

Steve contacted police officer Jack Miller and asked him to expand his investigation to other cities and try to make it possible to the entire country.

Although it’s very difficult, nowadays it’s quite easy with social networking channels.

Steve hoped he will get some information about Sky’s identity, but he has decided to try to talk to her if she remembers anything about herself or she can give any clue.

Steve was making a plan to talk to her about different topics to see her interest and get to know some hints. He was drowned in his thoughts as he heard some weird noises.

It can’t be a burglary in his full of security mansion then what was it? He instantly stood up and hopped out of his chamber.

He switched on the lights of the corridor, but it was nothing. He was about to move back when the same sound gained his attention.

He walked into the living hall carefully, switched on the lights, but found nothing.

Suddenly he noticed a far flash of light in the kitchen. He dashed towards the kitchen, switched on the light, and receive a surprise from Sky.

She was sitting in from of the refrigerator and the flashed light he noticed from the living hall was flashing from the open refrigerator.

"What are you doing here at this hour?" Steve asked from her in surprise.

"I am hungry," Sky said in a baritone, keeping a hand on her stomach with a fearful face.

Steve couldn’t help but smile at her cute antics.

She was looking for something to eat in the refrigerator, but to her disappointment, nothing was there.

Steve realized she is pregnant, and for pregnant women carvings, late-night hunger, mood swings are normal things.

He has observed, when his sister-in-law, Muskaan Edwards was expecting, from the beginning till his nephew Oliver Edwards has born she used to wake up late at night because of hunger.

He remembers, she made Matthew Edwards' life hell by late-night cravings and mood swings. She used to demand various dishes, and Matthew has to fulfill his every demand. Those were carefree days in his life. He used to make fun of his elder brother with his younger brother Ethan. A smile crept on his lips thinking about the past.

" Stee what will I eat?" Her calm voice gained his attention.

Steve zoomed out of his thoughts and gaze towards the refrigerator, which is almost empty.

He took her in arms from the front of the refrigerator, closed its door, and made her sit on the small dining table inside the kitchen

“What do you want to eat?" Steve asked.

‘Wow, after a long time my inner chef had time to show his ability.’ Steve thought.

Steve’s once upon a time hobby was cooking, and he is an excellent cook.

“Hmm, food." after thinking for long, she answered and made Steve smile at her innocence.

An idea pops out from his brain. He took out his mobile phone and started showing her photos of various dishes, and asking her the name of the dishes to know how much she can recognize.

"Tell me, what is this?" Steve asked.

"Hmm, Roll." Sky answers after thinking a bit.

“It's a chicken wrap, do you want to eat this?" Steve asked, but she nods her head in negative.

“Tell me what is this."

“Burger?"

She wasn’t sure about her answer, so she asked.

“Right, it’s a burger, do you want to eat this?"

She again nods her head in negative.

"What is this?" Steve asked again, showing the next picture.

And got an enthusiastic reply with brimming eyes "Noodles."

Steve noticed her enthusiasm and thought perhaps she wants to have noodles.

“Will you eat noodles; shall I cook for you?”  

She only nods in negative.

‘It seems like she doesn’t like to move her tongue until and unless it's necessary.

After that Steve shows her so many pictures of various dishes of different countries.

Many dishes of different countries she simply rejected by squinting nose and making faces.

A picture came of Mexican meatball subs and she shouts, “ball”.

‘I know she likes balls a lot, but I made her understand that this ball is not to play but to eat.’

She nods her head but refused to eat. 

Steve continued to show her pictures of many more dishes with patience, and she recognized them. Pizza, Sandwich, even Ice cream, Tarts, Fries but refused to eat anything.

 She suddenly screams, seeing the next picture. "White sauce pasta."

Oops, finally, her eyes bright in shine and she screams the name before even he asks her the name of the dish.

This time without even asking her he got her. She wants to eat ‘white sauce pasta’. It's not only her starve but her carving for her favorite dish.

"Do you want to eat it?" Although he doesn’t need to ask still he asked her, and after so many negative nods finally, he got one positive nod.

He took out ingredients for pasta and started cooking like a professional chef.

He almost gives up on his hobby of cooking and even stops entering the kitchen after the miserable incident in the past.

Steve was chopping vegetables for pasta when he realized her constant gaze on him. "What are you starring so keenly?" Steve asked.

“Stee I am hungry," Sky said while keeping both hands on her stomach.

He got she wants him to cook fast. To make it fast, he turned the fire burner on high flame and again busy in his chopping work.

He was so engulfed in fast chopping work that he forgot about the boiling pasta.

Suddenly Sky came towards the fire burner fast and switch it off, dragging Steve’s attention.

He gazes at her in confusion, and she shows her index finger towards the boiled pasta. "Stee it was falling." Sky said.

‘Oh my god, I was so engrossed in vegetable chopping that I forgot I turned the gas burner on high flame and it was about to forth over.’

‘She reached at the nick of time and turned off the fire burner.’

Steve was thinking perhaps the first time she walked fast otherwise she used to walk at a snail pace, don't know because of her mental condition or pregnancy. 

He got one more thing, Sky is smart and knows so many things like boiling pasta was about to forth over and to stop it from forth over we have to switch off the fire burner on time.

‘I guess if she wants she can lead a normal life, but maybe she has suffered a lot in her past life that she doesn’t want to go back to her normal world. Seems like she is thrilled in her abnormal world.’

"Stee, white sauce pasta." Her voice brought him back from his thoughts.

He hurriedly cooked pasta for her and placed the bowl in front of her on the table.

She again surprised Steve. She didn't ask him to feed her and started eating on her own. 

‘Seems like this pasta-making event is bringing out so many shades of her.’

She even offered Steve to eat with him. But she is still eating while making her mouth all around dirty.

Steve was admiring her antics when suddenly aunty Rita show up in the kitchen and started apologizing because Sky woke up and came to the kitchen alone silently.

“Sorry master Steve I was in such deep slumber that didn't come to know when she woke up and came here," Rita said.

“It's ok, no problem."

He is not any ruthless, strict master, but an understanding person. He can understand she used to take care of the mansion’s every small detail issue and has to work hard to manage everything.

It's obvious if she sleeps being tired, and not a big deal if she didn't wake up.

Rita moved towards Sky and helped her in finishing her pasta.

“Aunty Rita from now on we should be careful. She is pregnant and late-night carvings, starving or mood swings are normal things."

Steve warned her out of concern and she just nods her head obediently.

After finishing pasta Sky stared yawning cutely making Steve and Rita chuckled.

Rita sent her to her room. After cleaning her face, she made her lay on the bed and she dozed off immediately after hugging her soft toy.

Steve one last time saw her innocent smiling face and head towards his room.