A Step Closer to Love

The phone dropped from her hand to the bed and her heart dropped to her stomach. What was the reason he was calling her? She did not want to make any assumptions so she picked up and put the phone to her ear.

“I hope I am not disrupting your work?” he asked. His voice was gentle and quiet. She wanted to close her eyes and hear him speak for a long while.

“No” she answered sharply and regretted it immediately. Her answer made it seem as if she was at war with him.

“Am I perhaps calling at the wrong time?” he followed up. His question made her know that she came off as sharp and rude.

“No I am not at work or doing anything at the moment” she answered. She wanted to go into details of how she just finished breakfast and the next thing to do was for her to freshen up but she decided against it. She had not known that man for up to twenty-four hours why should he know so many details?

“Then why it did take you so long to pick up?” he sounded so gentle that even though she thought he was being rude and too straightforward she could not find it within her to get angry at him.

She paused on the line. She did not know what his intentions were and she did not want to give in too much to him. He noticed the silence and shifted uncomfortably.

“I sent you a message” he decides to say instead of waiting for her to answer his earlier message.

“I saw it”

“But you did not reply?” he asked and she paused again.

She was not chased around frequently but it sure did not sound like he was interested in her. It seemed like he wanted her to be with him so he could pump his ego. She had spent barely a few minutes with him on the phone yet she could hear the narcissism oozing out so greatly from each word he spoke.

“I want to do something so I will say bye now,” she said and then cut off the call without waiting for him to respond.

So what if he was so breathtaking she could not stop thinking about his carefully crafted face? How was she to cope if he could not help but make the whole conversation revolve around him?

She dropped the phone on the bed again. She was not going to entertain him again because she knew that his visuals would be a strong reason why she should go to him.

The phone vibrated with a text. She knew she did not want to entertain him but she wanted to see what he said.

Arabella stared in awe at her phone. Was this guy just plain right dumb or was he ignorant? She could not decide. Did he not even feel the narcissism he was oozing out? She had the urge to call him out instead of letting him be. She put the phone to her ear and he picked up before the first ring.

“I am sorry,” he said without letting her speak.

“For what?” she exclaimed. She was even get to tell him what she had seen that he did wrong but he was already sorry? Was it a green or red flag?

“I was only trying to make light of the situation. You sounded too stiff and I know it might be uncomfortable for you so…” he trailed off

“What?” she did not know if he was being serious or not but she could barely wrap her mind around the situation.

“I did not want you to sound so formal and uncomfortable around me” he continued. “I know I took the wrong approach, it was wrong of me and I hope you can forgive me for that”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

“You were trying to make me feel comfortable with you?”

“Yes, I know I did foolish things but please do not be angry with me. I would still very much like that coffee date”

She was speechless. If she was being honest his apology sounded thoughtful and heartfelt. It did not sound like he was saying it for saying sake. After all, she had fallen for his gentle calm voice. She could not deny it.

“Okay then, I guess everyone deserves a second chance” she breathed out.

She barely knew him so why could she not cut him some slack? If she was to date him it would give a perfect excuse for her mom on why she wanted to move out of the house. Yeah, she was getting free accommodation but she knew that she would never fully breathe and be liberated if she was under the watchful eyes of Everly.

She had to give dating a chance. She might not know it but it might turn out to be something wonderful. She hoped it was something wonderful. She kept the chat short and as graceful as she could help her mind casually wandered to Kieran.

He acted so cool and thoughtful yesterday why did he not check up on her before he left? Was he just pretending to save face in front of her? Did he do all he did because it was his fault she got injured in the first place? Was the thoughtfulness just another human emotion or intention she probably misread?

“Whatever” she exclaimed dropping her phone to the bed.