My body felt refreshed when I woke up. I suppose I hadn't really had any "proper release" since that first night with Jack, and I'd suffered through several teasing experiences since then. If nothing else was true, Victor certainly did seem to know his way around a woman's body. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
I looked over at Mr. Weston. He was still fast asleep. I guess he was just as drained from our "conversation" yesterday as I was. His sleeping face was peaceful. I had the strong urge to lean over and kiss him.
I wanted to treat him like a real lover more than anything. I wanted to be sweet and tender towards him. I wanted to hold him, and kiss him, and spend all day wrapped in his arms.
But I couldn’t. He would probably be someone new today. Someone who
As if my thoughts had summoned him, Mr. Weston appeared in the doorway. He seemed cheerful enough when he entered the room, but as he looked our way, his smile quickly turned into a scowl.The day hadn’t even started yet. What could he possibly be upset about this early in the morning? Bits of last night's “conversation” with Victor flashed through my mind. A small fear ran through me.Victor said he remembered some of what happened when he was gone. Didn’t that imply that the others could too? Did this persona remember me? Was that why he looked so angry? My heart was pounding as he stomped my way.However, it looked like I had nothing to worry about. He ignored me completely. His glare was firmly locked onto Thomas as he walked over."Thom
We met the gardeners in the rose garden. Luckily, my interaction with them was a little less intense than the one with the cleaners had been. Much like before, Thomas just wanted to introduce me and inform them that I was taking over soon. Other than that, I apparently didn’t need to instruct them much. I’d only have to speak with them if I noticed something wrong with the garden or if Mr. Weston requested a change.While happy to have one less thing to worry about, it didn’t seem to do much to calm the butterflies that had formed in my stomach. I was so anxious by the time they finally left that I thought I would collapse. I felt like I'd been directing people all day, but the distant sound of the clock told me it'd only been an hour.I glanced over at Thomas. How was he able to do this for so long? Ordering and keeping track of so many
We returned to the mansion a short time later. As we entered the dining room, Thomas began to drift immediately towards the kitchen door. I half-expected him to go in and check on Mr. Weston, but he didn’t.Instead, he just opened it a crack and glanced inside. He stayed that way a moment, a soft smile on his lips. Finally, I heard him sigh. He backed away from the door."It might be good for you to meet with Henry for a while, Ms. Walton," he said gently. "I'll call for you when it's time to inspect the cleaners."With that, he walked off. I wasn't sure how to feel for Thomas. Happy he was starting his new life? Sad he was leaving his old one behind? Sorry he’d been trapped in this situation for so long? I guess it’s hard to know how to feel for somebody who barely knows how they feel themself.
My fears from this morning slowly started to reemerge. Exactly what did Henry remember about me? I was scared of what these “questions” of his might be about. And even more terrified of what might happen if I answered.However, also like this morning, it seemed my fears were, once again, completely off-base. Not two seconds later, he moved away from me and sat in his chair again. He rested his arms on the table and leaned forward eagerly."Now, Ms. Walton, what did you really think of the food?"I blinked. Perhaps it was the fuzziness in my head, but did I hear him right? The food? Did he really do all of this to ask me what I thought of his cooking
The salad he made me really was delicious. I just wish I could have enjoyed it. All that “testing” from before was still sitting in my stomach. I barely ate three bites before my stomach started to protest. How the hell was I going to eat this whole thing?I didn’t have much time to think of a solution. Mr. Weston finished the dishes in what felt like no time. As I probably should have expected, the first thing he did was come over to check on us. He frowned as he saw my almost full plate."You've barely eaten," he said sadly. "Is everything alright?"I almost felt guilty. It was obvious how much Henry cared about his cooking. Besides, it wasn’t like the food was bad, I just didn’t have the room for i
As we continued down the hall, I finally realized where we were going. My room. Well, Mr. Weston's room. Our room? I honestly didn't know what to think of it as.At least, that’s where I thought we were going. Instead, Thomas went over to the door that was closest to it. He motioned for me to follow him in. As he opened the door, I saw what it was. One of the guest bedrooms. It wasn't as grand as Mr. Weston's room, but still nicer than anything else I'd ever stayed in. It looked spotless, the cleaners must have already been through."While I’m glad to know you haven’t had any incidents so far, it really would be best for you to have your own room on the days you don't share one," he said, inspecting the room. "That being said, you’ll only be making more work for yourself if you choose one that’s too far away from him. Mr. Wes
Even though I couldn’t really think of anything else to do, it seemed a shame to spend the whole day napping. Besides, I knew if I slept now, I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep tonight. Which meant I’d just end up back in the exact same position I was in now. Except this time, I'd be exhausted the next morning too.I vaguely remembered Thomas's book saying Victor liked movies. Didn't that mean there had to be a TV or something around this place? It wasn't much, but at least it would help to break the silence. I forced myself out of bed and started roaming down the halls.Quest for the TV wasn't exactly how I planned to spend my day, but I guess it kept me occupied if nothing else. Most of this was due to the fact that I barely knew where anything was in the mansion. I’d really only been following Mr. Weston around to the same five p
I jumped a bit as the clock struck five at that moment. Thomas turned towards the sound vaguely."Five already? Huh, time does fly. We have to meet with the cleaning supervisors in an hour. Inspection can take a while so we'd better get started now if we want to finish on time. Shall we begin with the upstairs bedrooms?" He suggested.I nodded and followed after him. Our "inspection" of the rooms was pretty standard. That being said, checking them was nothing short of torture. I actually lost count of how many rooms we went to. Since they were “guest” rooms, their layouts were all pretty similar, but that didn’t stop Thomas from inspecting each one as thoroughly as if it was the first. Bedroom, bathroom, closet, windows, floor. Again and again and again. It felt endless.The living room was a welco