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said, taking her suitcase. “We missed you! The twins told us you visited their school. They were so excited to meet your friend.”
“Tom said he wanted you to be their teacher if you get a job at the school,” Danny added. “I think it would be a golden opportunity for you, Ava.”
She nodded, absently looking around. “Nicolas isn’t home yet?” she inquired.
Margaret smiled. “He’s out in the fields with the farmers. He said he’d be here for tea.”
Ava nodded quietly. She’d tried so hard to forget about Nicolas these past few weeks – in fact, she hadn’t even introduced Georgie to him. It had seemed best to steer clear of Carter Manor for a while, but as Ava went inside and looked around the familiar hallway, she realized she’d truly missed the place. The manor felt like home, despite the heartache she’d suffered in this house.
Upstairs, in her room, Ava unpacked her bags and stood in front of her wardrobe to pick out something nice to wear. During her vacation, she’d worn casual, comfortable clothes all the time, but now she suddenly felt the urge to dress in something more elegant. Her fingers ran over the outfits on the hangers before picking out a dark-blue slip dress her dad had given to her one year ago. The Elite-colored outfit would probably come in handy when they visited Uncle Gerald. Maybe she should show it to Nic for approval first.
After changing into the dress, Ava wandered downstairs. She could hear Margaret preparing tea and cakes in the kitchen, but the thought of walking in there and sampling some of the sweets before teatime was strangely off-putting. Actually, she was too nervous to eat anything right now. Her gaze drifted to the back door, leading to the orangery and the shed where she’d kissed Nicolas for the first – and probably last – time. If he’d been working outside, he should be coming in through the gardens any minute now.
Her heart beat in her throat when she pushed open the door and stepped outside. The crisp, cold air under the dome tickled her skin, momentarily causing goose bumps to erupt on her arms. As Ava walked down the garden path and past the vegetable patch where she’d worked with Alen until last month, she hummed a tune. Only when she’d reached the edge of the manor grounds and stopped at the big gate leading to the wheat fields did it dawn on her that she was singing Fly Me To The Moon . She’d listened to the song several times during her stay in the Neil Armstrong Lodge, because it had been in the room’s playlist. By now, she knew the lyrics by heart.
Ava’s breath hitched when her gaze alighted on a tall , dark figure stalking through the field bordering on the manor’s yard. With trembling fingers, she lifted the latch on the gate and pushed it open to step outside and greet Nicolas – her handsome, sexy, well-built guardian with his dark-brown hair and endlessly deep emerald eyes.
He spotted her. F or a second she was afraid he’d veer off and make his way around the house to the front door, just to avoid her. But he didn’t. If anything, he seemed to speed up, purposely striding toward the gate, his eyes intently on her.
When Nic finally came to a stop in front of Ava, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he scooped her up in his arms and hugged her so tight it knocked the wind out of her.
“You’re back,” he mumbled in her hair.
“Of – of course I’m back,” she whispered, completely flustered by his warm welcome.
Nicolas sighed. “I’ve missed you.”
“I’ve missed you too.” And just like that, she knew her mission to get this man out of her system had failed. It had been easy to pretend she didn’t care when she was still in Luna Six having fun with her friend. Seeing him again made her painfully aware of how much he’d become an inevitable part of her world, though. She bit back tears. Their lives would be two straight lines running parallel to each other, never to touch. He’d be forever next to
“Tom said he wanted you to be their teacher if you get a job at the school,” Danny added. “I think it would be a golden opportunity for you, Ava.”
She nodded, absently looking around. “Nicolas isn’t home yet?” she inquired.
Margaret smiled. “He’s out in the fields with the farmers. He said he’d be here for tea.”
Ava nodded quietly. She’d tried so hard to forget about Nicolas these past few weeks – in fact, she hadn’t even introduced Georgie to him. It had seemed best to steer clear of Carter Manor for a while, but as Ava went inside and looked around the familiar hallway, she realized she’d truly missed the place. The manor felt like home, despite the heartache she’d suffered in this house.
Upstairs, in her room, Ava unpacked her bags and stood in front of her wardrobe to pick out something nice to wear. During her vacation, she’d worn casual, comfortable clothes all the time, but now she suddenly felt the urge to dress in something more elegant. Her fingers ran over the outfits on the hangers before picking out a dark-blue slip dress her dad had given to her one year ago. The Elite-colored outfit would probably come in handy when they visited Uncle Gerald. Maybe she should show it to Nic for approval first.
After changing into the dress, Ava wandered downstairs. She could hear Margaret preparing tea and cakes in the kitchen, but the thought of walking in there and sampling some of the sweets before teatime was strangely off-putting. Actually, she was too nervous to eat anything right now. Her gaze drifted to the back door, leading to the orangery and the shed where she’d kissed Nicolas for the first – and probably last – time. If he’d been working outside, he should be coming in through the gardens any minute now.
Her heart beat in her throat when she pushed open the door and stepped outside. The crisp, cold air under the dome tickled her skin, momentarily causing goose bumps to erupt on her arms. As Ava walked down the garden path and past the vegetable patch where she’d worked with Alen until last month, she hummed a tune. Only when she’d reached the edge of the manor grounds and stopped at the big gate leading to the wheat fields did it dawn on her that she was singing Fly Me To The Moon . She’d listened to the song several times during her stay in the Neil Armstrong Lodge, because it had been in the room’s playlist. By now, she knew the lyrics by heart.
Ava’s breath hitched when her gaze alighted on a tall , dark figure stalking through the field bordering on the manor’s yard. With trembling fingers, she lifted the latch on the gate and pushed it open to step outside and greet Nicolas – her handsome, sexy, well-built guardian with his dark-brown hair and endlessly deep emerald eyes.
He spotted her. F or a second she was afraid he’d veer off and make his way around the house to the front door, just to avoid her. But he didn’t. If anything, he seemed to speed up, purposely striding toward the gate, his eyes intently on her.
When Nic finally came to a stop in front of Ava, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he scooped her up in his arms and hugged her so tight it knocked the wind out of her.
“You’re back,” he mumbled in her hair.
“Of – of course I’m back,” she whispered, completely flustered by his warm welcome.
Nicolas sighed. “I’ve missed you.”
“I’ve missed you too.” And just like that, she knew her mission to get this man out of her system had failed. It had been easy to pretend she didn’t care when she was still in Luna Six having fun with her friend. Seeing him again made her painfully aware of how much he’d become an inevitable part of her world, though. She bit back tears. Their lives would be two straight lines running parallel to each other, never to touch. He’d be forever next to
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