Her father had a point when it came to what/who he would want her to be with. She was the heir to a fortune and a business that much more intense than people know; so being with someone who could relate to her situation would be beneficial. But when it comes to the basic functionality of the business her father treasured so much, the butlers knew a lot. Including James who was the head butler’s right hand man; anything the master knew, between the two of them they knew it all too. With just a little more training, James would be able to run his master’s business if allowed. 

A firm nod rose and fell his head when she had expressed that she was counting on him to make sure everyone enjoyed themselves. There was no doubt that James took a great deal of pride in his work and his job for the family, for her to have faith him, it made him feel even more determined. It was wonderful to be able to share this moment, that feeling that she felt the same rang through the car and they know they had some challenges ahead but… what situation doesn’t come with some challenges. But for now, there was a new challenge and that was cooking together!

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The two cooked together and had a wonderful time. James found himself enjoying his time with her cooking, especially with her inexperience more than working with the people in his class. He left like a teacher with an active beautiful student. There was a mix of laughter, chatter and instructions given between the two of them as they put together the food and enjoy each other’s company.

Soon it came to the moment of truth as he pulled the delicious looking pizza from the oven. “Mmmmm!!” He said loudly as he pulled it out and began to cut the slices. At the table, the two sat and eat away on the pizza making happy noises as they did so. “Thanks for letting me teach you! It’s a lot more fun to cook with someone else and you’re an excellent student.” He said with a broad grin as she two took their things to sink and cleaned them quickly so they could watch the comedy special.

Laughter filled the living room as the two sat comfortably on the couch together watching the show. Soon it came to an end and James gentle removed some laughter tears from his face. “Yeah…” He said softly sounding disappointed as he rose from the seat and ventured back into the kitchen to finish cleaning. “We do need to leave tomorrow by no later than noon because your dad’s going to want to spend some time with you and I need to report to Adrian.” He called out to her as he began to work in the kitchen.

At least he was he heard her question. He stopped scrubbing the cutting board and froze at the sink, listening for her to return to the kitchen. Did… did he hear her right? Sure enough, she stood at the entrance to the kitchen and repeated herself once again. Oh my god she was serious! A smile moved across his face showing his straight white teeth, “If you’re okay with it, I certainly have no objections. I’ll be back.” With that he finished up the dishes and left for her to shower. 

In his apartment he found himself leaning against the door he had just closed in his bathroom. She [i]has[/i] to know what something like this would mean to him right? Something like this was something you should only do with someone you care about deeply and sincerely and yet she was offering it to him freely. A long happy sigh left him and he got himself into the shower before questioning whether she knew how spending the night in her bed could be lead through his mind. A gentle sigh left him as he finished cleaning himself and climbed out of the shower. Soon he was in a pair of fluffy pajama bottoms and a tight black shirt.

He locked the apartment behind him and went back into hers, locking the door behind him. He could still hear the water running in the shower. Shrugging to himself he walked into her bedroom and placed his keys and his wallet on her dresser. Climbing into the bed he covered his lower half with the blanket and opened his book so he could read a bit before she returned.