It took a lot for James to get nerves so as you can imagine the closer they got to her father’s office the more he seemed to almost… shake. He was nervous but he wanted to do this. He had to do this, he had to because he loved her.

Arriving at the door, he took a deep breath and with an exchanged look between the two of them he pulled the door open and allowed her to go in first. The Master of the house sat behind his desk carrying on with his normal day while the two walked up to the desk with surprising news. Placing his hands behind his back James took in a deep breath as Freya began to speak. It was now or never and they were already here.

The look of concern on the Master’s face for his young daughter was touching considering things [i]did[/i] happen but it wasn’t something they wanted him to worry about. Additionally that wasn’t why they were standing before him but as the words left Freya’s mouth, [i]I want to be with James[/i] the reality set in that they were really doing this. They were really, honestly, telling her father that she, the heiress to the company, wanted to be with him, a lowly servant who hadn’t been employed at the residence for that long. 

The silence was deafening, nothing felt as loud as the silence that was brought into the room after she stopped talking. His heat slammed in his chest but he stood his ground and didn’t run. He couldn’t run. He loved Freya and he had to stay and speak his peace.

The hearty laugh was a relief to hear but when those eyes shifted back to him he stiffened just a bit. A small cough left him, it wasn’t normal for him to get asked what his own wishes were. “Sir, my wish is to be with your daughter… as her boyfriend. If this requires me to leave my post to do so I completely understand and I…”

[color=maroon]Holding his hand up, the Master laughed softly. “You do not need to leave your job.”[/color]

That clarification brought obvious relief across the young man’s face and he was flagged to continue on. “Freya is not doing anything to ignore her job as the heir to the company and I feel if I am able to work under Adrian until her graduation I can help her in the same ways Adrian helps you and then some if the education is allowed. I want to support her in any way I can because… I love her.”