I got served a little bit too much...

He then looked at her and with a gentle smirk “Hm really? I thought it was a pretty light day so when do you start school? Have you gotten your classes yet ?” He said continuing the conversation with her he wanted to seem somewhat of a person that has manners. He doesn’t have any reason to hate her after all, other than the fact she’s married to him he could think about that another day.

For right now he would enjoy the peace while he still could at least he didn’t marry a hooker ‘it could have been a lot worst’ he thought to himself he let his left hand slide in his pocket as he left a piece of paper he took it out. There was a piece of paper he organized earlier it was a list of churches nearby including the religion he wasn’t sure what religion she was, supposedly there was more than six. He figured she was Baptist because her father did have an emergency baptism but then again what the hell does he know.

Curiously, Kayla watched as he took something from his pocket and placed it on the table. It was a folded up piece of paper. Kayla only dared to reach for it when his hand was safely away from the page. It was a list of churches nearby with the denomination and addresses listed. The sight of it was so unexpected that the eighteen-year-old felt tears swimming in her eyes; she pushed them away. She very much doubted that Theo would appreciate tearful gratitude.

She handed him one of the drinks and set hers down on the table before sitting down herself in the free seat. “I hope you don’t mind spaghetti. I didn’t have time to make anything more elaborate.” She picked up the cloth napkin that he’d set out for her and she tucked it the top of her dress so the sauce wouldn’t stain the pastel fabric of her dress.

She moved back towards the house, this time leading him, and looked back at him over her shoulder as she stepped over the door frame. “Thanks,” she said simply, a small smile pulling her lips upwards.

With no further words to her new roommate, Kayla headed towards the kitchen. Curiosity had her opening all the cabinets and drawers so she could know where everything was. With that done, she looked in the fridge and freezer before selecting her ingredients. It had been far too long since she’d had spaghetti... She started the water boiling before she pulled her iPhone out of her pocket and began to scroll through her library. Her choice of music was easy enough: Fireflight. While she gathered and mixed the ingredients for her homemade sauce and put the noodles in the pot, Kayla danced. She twisted, twirled, and spun to the beats without concern.

He the nodded his head across the hall and said “There’s a bathroom you can use for your requirements I won’t use it so you can leave you girl merchandises in it if need be” He didn’t mention the other empty rooms he figured that she was a smart enough girl that she would be able to put two and two together. In fact, he knew she was he saw her high school grades and her test scores he knew she could get into most schools of her choice and out of state, schools were harder to get into which she did. They tend to instate admissions first plus the fact that they only have about a twenty percent acceptance rate made it that much harder.

Glimpsing at her to make sure she processed everything he then slowly made his way down to the last staircase this is where the living room dining room and kitchen were located.He hummed which he tend to be doing a lot lately right before he spoke “This is the living room it’s not too large but it’s pretty spacious ” then he began walking to the right where the kitchen was the kitchen was actually pretty large he loved to cook he also loved food. He doesn’t believe in maids like his father he believes that he should know how to make his own meals he actually triple majored one of those being the culinary arts.Even if he wasn’t going to do it for a living he was very passionate about it. Anna also knew that fact so she made sure to keep his kitchen large as possible in what she called his ‘small’ house.

He felt like this tour was too long was his house really this big? He didn’t think so well he was almost done he then showed her the dining room saying “This is where we will eat most of the time unless we are both busy” he then stepped through the sliding entry that was near the dining room that leads outside that displayed a very extensive back yard. Most of the yard were taken up by the in ground pool and Jacuzzi.

Silently, the eighteen-year-old followed behind as he explained what the important areas were in the huge house. She didn’t interrupt or say anything as they moved through the residence, mentally catalouging every location in a mental map in her head. When they came to a halt outside and Theo finished with the tour, Kayla nodded  until he turned to look at her.

He glanced at her “I’ll tell you the last rule when we get to it, now follow me I’ll show you around” he said as he opened up his room “This is my room and most of the other rooms on this hall are guest rooms” he said as he walked to the end of the hall getting to the last door “Now the last rule is don’t go into this room it always stays locked” he says while glancing at her making this way to the next floor.

Rule two, however, was a different story. It was insulting the way he said and what he said. Whether or not, Theo thought their marriage as a marriage, Kayla was not about to violate the sanctity of marriage. Marriage meant something to her, no matter how it came about that they were in the situation. That he thought she would do so proved just how little Theo knew or understood her. “I won’t be doing that,” she replied bitingly, folding her arms over her chest to keep from showing too much emotion in response. She could feel anger and hurt knotting together in her stomach. It didn’t make sense that she should be hurt by that statement, but she was. She pushed down those emotions harshly. “You’re free to do whatever you wish, of course, but I...won’t.”

As frustrated as she was that he thought so poorly of her, Kayla still needed a tour of the house so she followed silently behind him, nodding appropriately when necessary. Her curiosity was piqued yet again at the information that he had a secret room. It certainly didn’t help her vague notions that she was in living in a modern day retelling of Beauty & The Beast. Her hands itched to open that door and see what he was hiding, but she didn’t. Besides, according to him, the room was always locked.

Kayla followed behind him as he climbed up the stairs yet again. His office is beside my room, Kayla made a note of that. It wouldn’t do to disturb him while he was working, would it? As he opened the door and stepped back into her bedroom, the eighteen-year-old trailed his feet, slightly confused. Then he tugged a curtain aside and revealed a hidden door.

Her eyes widened in surprised awe at the sight of the beautiful, polished, never-before-used dance studio. She’d never had her own place to dance before. Back home, she’d had to go to their neighborhood dance studio as early as five in the morning just to get any time to practice. Now, there was a whole room, just for her. It brought tears to her eyes. Dumbly, she nodded when he mentioned the study room, but then he mentioned the closet and she just had to go see. She raced across the room and pulled open the indicated doors. Inside were half a dozen ballet costumes, unitards, and pointe shoes of different colors and styles. It was all so much, too much.

He enjoyed teasing her she reminded him dearly of his sister; For the fact he didn’t really see her as a woman he hoped he could see her as a sister. But that wouldn’t be appropriate seeing as it seems he’s already gotten married and had sex with her even if he doesn’t remember it at all. She was just a kid who was starting his life it was only for a year so he knew he had to keep his distance no attachments are needed in this kind of relationship.

He rolled his eyes at her clearly seeing how nervous she is before he started to speak with a serious tone “For a year, this house is every bit yours as it is mine so I want you to treat it like so learn where every room is because for a year it will be your home. Anna had so other….rooms put in for you I’ll show you them after lunch or before” He looked at her up and down before starting again “I just have a few rules nothing I’m sure you won’t be able to handle” He said while looking directly in her green eyes.

With that decision in her head, Kayla straightened her spine and pulled her hands out of her pocket. She was an adult now and this, this was her life. She was going to do this right. His vague comment piqued her interest though. “Other rooms?” She echoed, folding her hands together in front of her waist and interlacing her fingers. “You didn’t need to do that, Theo.” She smiled softly, “But thank you.” Her tongue burned to ask who this ‘Anna’ was, but Kayla held the question back. It was none of her business. His people were his people and she didn’t want to insert herself where she wasn’t welcomed in his life.

His sister was nagging him at the moment about grades or something she was seventeen with a heart of gold in Theo’s eyes even though he loves his sister to death he’ll never tell her everything. Or anyone for that matter because he won’t ever give someone the power to use his fault or his mistakes against him.

When he was smaller he used to trust everything, he used to trust people he didn’t even know he used to help people across the street. He didn’t realize how harsh the world was or how cold his father really was until she was killed. He would never tell anyone how he blames his self for her death after all his father does so why shouldn’t he? It’s not like he held a gun to her head but he still blames himself and not anyone could tell him different.

He was finally pulled out of his thought by “THEODORE” it came from the phone and it was obviously his sister he rolled his eyes as he let out a sigh “Yes Leanna?” he says softly to her “Will you help me with College application’s this week” He quickly responded “Ye-Uh I can’t this week how about you meet me at my office in a week or so?” He said to his sister briefly thinking about Kayla he didn’t really think much of her until just then ‘Oh shit’ He thought to himself he promised to show her around. “Uh Leanna I have to go bye” “Th-“ She started as he hung up on the phone walking off of his balcony and down to Kayla’s room.

Kayla whirled around suddenly, her brunette tresses flying out as she did so. Embarrassment dusted her in a pale red as he looked at her. Do I look as lost as I feel? “I got...turned around,”  The eighteen-year-old explained with a stilted shrug. “I-um, I didn’t mean to be in here, I swear, but I-” Nervous hands fluttered at her sides before she stuck them in the pockets of her pastel pink lace dress.