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.

she didn’t pretend to be cool anymore. She powerlessly leaned against the door … Caden, what

him why he showed

Never!

her phone. She couldn’t identify whether the sound she heard came from the bathroom or

would take him away

she wouldn’t have to suffer from the

she

she needed to do was to make a phone

her phone, her

eyes … At that moment, no one

and walked towards the window. As she passed by

of her phone was still on. It was the interface of the

blew the rain into the room

the right time.” She murmured in a low

outside before the window in concentration. She was so focused that

noise. She looked back and saw

felt that he had

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

had got nothing to

held her blanket,

reached the door, Caden

where are

worriedly

ridiculous and

pushed her into the bedroom. Then

had no more words

the morning, they continued

the food floated into the bedroom from the living room. After she dressed up, she sat down and ate

than before. But Grace could still sense the passion

shining with affection.

laughed at herself because she tried to avoid

at the door and said solemnly to Caden who behaved like

I hope you

at first and then he smiled. “Sure!

but Grace felt

to have reached a

One month passed.

things done in Italy. Humbert said it was not a big deal, but it still took

up girls in Italy now

phone, “Yes, I’m having fun. But,

come back.” There was an undetectable

end. But the cooperation continued. However,

entered its

specific details of the cooperation as well

afternoon, Vivian knocked on the door of Grace’s office. The door

it going?” Grace

about whether she should visit her

Leno brought

patterns. There was no signature and no address on the surface of the envelope. She glanced at

paper floated down from the

letter said, “Ms. Grace James

she reached out and asked Leno,

Meanwhile, he

on