The Blade and The Beloved

Rae stood in the doorway of Alara's home , she had opened the door but didn't let him in.

"Please go home " she uttered.

He could still see the water droplets from her hair , she had just had a shower.

His mind went back to the scene from earlier , when she still had blood on her hands.

"I came to make dinner ' he announced.

She sighed to tired to argue and moved back letting him in.

He got in took off his coat and moved to the kitchen while folding the sleeves of his shirt .

Alara queitly watched him ,how had she got herself a handsome chef.

Shaking her head she walked away trying to get her mind somewhere else .

"When did you learn to cook, you must been busy with all the work of being a successful business man" she commented.

He chuckled.

"Taught myself " he answered washing the vegetables.

"I see and why would someone like you be interested in cooking ?" she pushed him aside taking over the washing of the vegetables.

He smiled moving back .

"Before I took over my father's place I was a brother and a son " he started cutting the onions , " I learnt how to cook so that whenever my parents got back home ,a warm meal welcomed them".he moved grabbing the chicken from the fridge . "And my sister is a picky eater so the chefs always failed to make anything she wanted to eat ,so I stepped in ".

Alara bumped into him , he was holding the frozen chicken upon her head ,his eyes down on her while she stared back .

"They must be proud of you , having such a caring son ".she mumbled.

"Mother maybe , father didn't care much and as for my sister " he sighed , "she took if for granted "slowly he pulled away .

"Well am glad you can for I know nothing about it " she giggled pushing her still dripping hair behind her ear.

"No worries , I will cook for you " he uttered walking off towards the bedroom. When he returned he was holding a towel. "But before that lets dry your hair ".

With ease he carried her up by her waist and placed her up on the kitchen counter , drapping the towel on her head. Gently he dried her hair ,from front to back .

She sat obeidently letting him do it , he looked back at her to see her eyes closed enjoying the feeling .

He smiled and went on .

"Done ' he announced soon after but she didn't move . So he bent down to her face pecking her nose. "I said I was done ".

Her eyes flew open holding his gaze , her eyes fluttered. His face was so close to hers it sent a tingling sensation down her spine.

Suddnely her tummy rumbled killing the silence that had built up in the room .

Her face turned crimson looking away.

He chuckled ,"Back to making dinner " he pulled away and went back to cooking .

Alara stepped down , "still need my help ".

He nodded ,"Getting me some apples".

They went on , she helping and getting things while he was busy cooking.

"Come here " he said stirring the soup .

She moved closer to him, he shifted standing behind and scooped some soup.

Bending down beside her left shoulder he blew on the soup then moved it to her lips.

"Taste it " he said.

She opened her mouth and sipped the soup.

Her eyes beamed looking back at him with a smile.

"It's delicious, let's eat " she announced.

He burst out in laughter.

The sound of his deep voice ,his jaw ,perfect teeth and the way his eyes closed when he laughed, even if she tired to deny it was alluring .

He bent down to her ,gently bumping his head to hers.

"Your beautiful when you smile " he commented.

She blinked , "ahh...".

His hands moved to squeezing her cheeks , her lips pouted as she pulled away.

He watched her run off to the living room.

"Am eating in the living room, bring my food here" she said running off.

He chuckled .

"Right away ,madam "

After dinner he stayed back to clean the kitchen and when he came back she had dozed off in the couch.

Turning off the television,he quietly carried her back to bed.

He got her into bed covered her and laid next to her, watching her sleeping face.

"You can't imagine how much I love you " he murmured.