A Step Closer to Love

Everly took off early and asked no one to see her off as she went to the airport for her trip. Arabella left as soon as Everly left, she was not going to ride with Kieran until she was sure what answer she wanted to give him. She did not want to have to go through the awkwardness of the day.

Since she was a bit early she decided to take coffee in the coffee shop close to the office building. Her phone rang while she gently sipped on her coffee while waiting for the working hours to start.

“I feel like you have news for me,” Seraphina said as soon as the call connected.

“Well hello to you too, I am fine thank you so much for asking, I am just currently taking coffee while waiting for the long tortuous day to begin” Arabella said with an eye roll.

“I know all that without having to see or ask you” Seraphina said.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

“Where are you?”

“Just getting off work, I have been so busy with the new group that is going to debut next month and it’s been hell trying to make the interns do their job” Seraphina whined.

“Did you work overtime again?” Arabella asked concerned about her sister.

“I always work overtime even though I don’t see the need to, I am just worried that the first project I handle might fall through” Seraphina let her sister understand her worry.

“Don’t worry, you have always done fine that’s why you were put in charge of this group, I am sure you would do absolutely well” Arabella said trying to encourage her sister.

“I hope so” she said letting out a long sigh. She was worried since she had just been promoted to team leader and this was her first time handling a debuting group all by herself. If she had to give herself a scale of rating she was sure she would do very low because everything seemed to not be falling into place one bit.

“So what’s new?” Seraphina asked. “I need some news to distract myself from the realities of my world while I wait for the bus”

“I did not want to tell you this yet but I guess it does not matter when I tell you as long as you get to know,” Arabella said.

Seraphina felt herself sitting at the edge of her seat ready to take in all the information her sister might have for her. She let out a small snort that let Arabella know she was ready to receive the news.

“For starters, Mark is married”

“What?” Seraphina screamed altering the attention of the people at the bus stop with her. She murmured an apology to them before standing up and walking a few steps away from them.

“Well, I got to know he was married and I don’t know why he approached me. before you go on full big sister mode, I have forgiven him and forgotten about him so I hope he does the same as well” she said.

Seraphina tried to steady herself. “What else?” she asked trying to get all the gossip she could get before her final reaction.

“How do you know there is more?”

“You used the word for starters”

“Oh that’s true, you know me too well” Arabella rolled her eyes and paused for a moment before letting out.

“Kieran asked me out”

“Kieran? The same Kieran?” Seraphina let out a squeal, she was unable to control her expression and joy. “How did it happen? Tell me every single detail” Seraphina squealed once more attracting the attention of everyone around them.

She was the least bothered about them and just wanted to know how her sister went from one man doing her dirty to another being at her beck and call.

“I must say it seems like changing states did you good” Seraphina said without letting her sister say anything.

“What do you mean did me good?”

“I mean, while you were it seemed like you always lived an invisible life but all of a sudden a few months after staying away from home you have had two suitors and remarkable men at that”

“Mark was a married man” Arabella chipped in.

“Screw Mark, he is not the one I am talking about” Seraphina said and Arabella let out a laugh. She knew that she would not have let Mark live it down if she did not have other news to cover up the effect of the Mark situation.

“I want to know everything, do not leave out a single detail,” Seraphina said eagerly.

Arabella explained everything to Seraphina and she kept letting out occasional squeals or funny noises to show her happiness for her sister.

“So what did you say?” Seraphina asked when the storytelling came to an end.

“I am yet to give him a response yet” Arabella confessed.

“But you are going to say yes right?”

“I am not sure yet, I am still thinking about it”

“Stop all the thinking and go accept it now” Seraphina said like it was a final order and she had to follow the orders.

“What?” Arabella was confused.

“It does not have to work out the way you want it but this is a good opportunity for you to date and be free. If it ends up with you two breaking up you can always leave his house and live a new life but if you don’t accept this you might have regret for the rest of your life”

Seraphina’s words were too harsh but they were true. She should be least bothered about how much affection they had for each other and if it would last as long as she wanted but she should just give it a go and see how far it would go. She did not plan for the relationship so having it might be a plus for her.

“I know I am wise, but get off the phone and go to him immediately” Seraphina’s voice cut off her wandering mind.

“Sera, I love you, thank you, bye”

“Bye kiddo” Seraphina said cutting off the call.

Arabella began to blast Kieran’s phone with calls as she began to walk towards the building, she saw his car drive down into the parking lot. She ran towards his car and stood in front of it breathless as she waited for him to get off.

“What is it?” he asked with widened eyes as he stood before her.

“Why did you not get your calls?” she asked.

He pulled his phone out of his pocket and checked it. “Oh it was on silent” he said and she nodded.

“It’s okay, I would give you my answer now” he breathed out still trying to get her breath.

“Your answer?”

“Yes, my answer is yes”