I've Been There Before

At night, she could not sleep well. It rained late at night. The raindrops pattered on the window. She tossed and turned.

Hours later, she still did not feel sleepy at all.

She pulled away the quilt and walked down to the ground barefoot, pacing irritably in front of the window.

She put on her nightgown and walked barefoot into the living room. She turned on the TV and found there was a children’s show on TV. She was absent-minded for a moment. It occurred to her that she had not watched TV for a long time.

However, Caden often watched TV.

She lay on the sofa like Caden usually did. She was surprised by the cartoon named “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” on the screen.

Wolves eat sheep. This was the law of the jungle. Did he watched this cartoon every day?

A noise came from outside.

Grace got alert.

She listened carefully for minutes. She was sure that she heard a noise.

Was there a thief?

But that was impossible. Caden agreed to let her move out of the manor of the Shaw Family because the security measures were pretty good here.

Maybe there was a cat, or a dog, or a kid.

She opened the door.

...

She was shocked.

It was Caden!

Her heart beat fast.

They looked at each other for nearly five minutes, with no words.

She seemed to be calm.

However, when she saw his pleading eyes, she started to melt down.

She turned around and walked into her department.

The door wasn’t closed.

She didn’t look back or checked if he had come in. She walked into the bedroom and brought out a bathrobe and towel. When she returned to the living room, there was nobody. She looked at the door. He was standing there, staring at her.

She silently walked to the door and handed the towel and bathrobe to him.

She turned around again.

Just then, she saw the happiness in his eyes when he took the towel and bathrobe from her.

“Grace, you’re so nice.”

Suddenly, Caden’s voice appeared.

She stopped at the door of her bedroom and clenched her fist.

Then she entered her bedroom, ignoring all the sounds outside.

anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden, what

him why he showed up and why he came

Never!

sound she heard came from

that Ingemar would take him away

wouldn’t have to

would she

she needed to do

her phone, her

that moment, no one knew what she was

the floor barefoot and walked towards the window.

It was the interface of the address book which

then the wind blew the rain into the room and

come at the right time.” She

focused that she didn’t noticed that the sound

suddenly heard a noise. She looked back and

actually felt that he had

moment, they didn’t know what to say, as if they were a couple that had

got nothing

held her

the door, Caden grabbed

are you

worriedly in

out. How ridiculous and ironic

the blanket from her and pushed her into the bedroom. Then

more words

morning, they continued their normal

bedroom

before. But Grace could still sense the

were dark and shining with affection. She had to lower her head and eat breakfast to

herself because she tried

she turned around at the door and said solemnly to Caden who

I hope you

daze at first and then he smiled. “Sure! I will get better as you

was warm, but Grace felt that it was

have reached a

One month passed.

Humbert got into trouble when he almost got all things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but it still took

said to Humbert, “I thought you were kidding. Maybe you are picking up girls in Italy now and having a lot of fun. So, you don’t want to

jokingly said to her on the phone, “Yes,

There was an

the cooperation

entered its

specific details of the cooperation as well as nail down some details discussed

the door of Grace’s office. The door opened and one of her

how is it going?” Grace

thinking about whether she should visit her partner after

brought

dyed with light blue ink patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the

of paper floated down

“Ms. Grace

reached out and asked Leno, “Do you have a

it for?” Leno asked. Meanwhile,

turned on the