Chapter 74: Did He Even Miss Me?
“Paying you back?” I said as Soren and I walked along the path to my cottage. I had only started my work a few days ago, and I didn‘t have enough savings yet.
But he wanted me to pay him back? And he was leading me home.
I felt panicked. What if he wanted me to do something I wasn‘t ready for?
Rosalie, stop thinking like that! I scolded myself.
Soren wasn‘t that kind of person, I should have known by now!
He had a crooked grin on his face, and even though I had never had a reason before not to trust him, all of the thoughts before that I‘d kept in the back of my mind about how odd it was that he was being so nice to me, resurfaced.
Who would do all of this without expecting something in return?
No one.
So.. did he want something from me after all?
No, no, I kept shaking my head. He wouldn‘t. I must have thought it wrong, but what if…
I felt like I was about to cry. What should I do? I regretted so much that I didn‘t insist on not buying that expensive furniture.
“Come on, Ro,” he said, reaching over and tugging on my hand. “Come into the cottage. I have something I want you to see. I think you‘re going to like it.” He made that last statement in a sing-song voice.
Cold chills ran down my spine. “I think I might not,” I thought to myself. To him, I said, “I am pregnant, you know?”
“I know,” he said, his eyebrows furrowed. We paused in the foyer. “What difference does that make?”
“A lot,” I told him. I knew I was just making excuses when I should‘ve been honest. “It wouldn‘t be… comfortable.”
“Well, you can always just scoot back.”
far,” I
not that big, and your legs are pretty long. It‘ll
my legs had to do with
It‘s pretty big. And the opening‘s kinda
eyes bulged, “How do you
against the door jamb to the living room. “The rear entry was even tighter than the front.
realized then
like it, I can have it taken back out, but
he finally moved aside, that‘s
A baby grand piano.
room. One of the small sofas was gone, and a
it was gorgeous. The black polished surface gleamed in the sunlight coming in the
you like it?” Soren
It‘s the most beautiful piano I‘ve ever seen!” That might not have been completely true. I remembered that white piano back at the Drogomor pack. But this one? This one was in my cottage.
Or was it?
a few steps into the room, turning to look at him and remembering the conversation we‘d just had and what I‘d thought he was
I can‘t accept this, though,” I told
like he was a child, and I‘d just ripped his ice
it‘s too expensive!” I replied. “This had to cost a fortune!” My fingers longed to brush over the smooth ebony surface of the lid, which was open, ready for me to sit on the bench and play. I wanted to run my fingers over the keys and
matter what it costs, Ro. I brought it here so that you can start paying me back. I told you, this is how you‘re going
I admitted. “How is buying me another
exasperated. “I want to hear it. I
seem like a real request. It wasn‘t like I was a famous singer. I was just an ordinary girl who
head like I was the child now, one that didn‘t listen very well. “You sing, I‘ll listen, and that‘ll help repay your debts.” He
I love playing the piano. I‘ve been itching to play again for a while now.
up for a moment before he dropped them again. “Not every business transaction has to be painful, Ro. I‘m glad you like to play. I may join you sometimes, but I‘d rather sit in that comfy chair and listen to
at him, looking all relaxed already. It was different to be around a man who knew how to let things go
offer. If you feel that bad about it, you
to. For now, I‘m gonna pour myself a scotch and you a
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