Lady of the house

chapter 5

He looks down and smiles at me. He takes the bags out of my hands. "I'll carry these for you." He walks toward the door. He pauses when he doesn't hear me following him. "What's wrong?"

"This is the first place I paid for with my own money. I don't want to lose my independence. I don't want to not be able to come and go on my own without reporting to someone. I feel like leaving here is like starting a new chapter. I'm not good with things changing, really. I do know, though, that it's changing for the good." I say, feeling sad.

"I understand how you feel. I started from nothing myself. I know that when I left my first apartment that I paid for myself, I felt sad also. Things change for the good most times. There are times when change can become bad. This time, it's not. You will have all the freedom you want. You never have to tell me everything you do unless you want to. I will never hold you back. I am here to help you get through life easier. Come on, let's get going." He says as he leads me out the door and down the steps. We head to the car. "Did you still want to drive, or do you want me to? He asks.

"You can drive back." I tell him as I toss the keys to him. "I'm not in the mood anymore."

"Okay. If you want to talk, just do. I am a great listener." We get in the car in Silence. The drive back is in silence, and I think back on everything I have accomplished since I left the orphanage when I was eighteen. I got my first job as the waitress at The Palace. Emily told me about the one at Chavas. I got the apartment with the first job but was struggling to be able to eat and afford basic items for the month. I was just getting into a better situation when Devon came along.

"Hey Abby." I say in my head, trying to get her attention. "What do you think I should do? I don't want to rush into things in case our relationship is taboo and we can't be together. if I give up the apartment and move in with him, and that happens. I am without a home, and no job. I don't think that they would allow me to keep the job if we can't be together. I am just confused. I don't want to jump in head first and get burned."

"Girl. I know you are worried about the world not wanting us together because we aren't the same shifters, but I think if we want to be with him, there isn't a reason we can't. As for the job offer, I would take it. you might make more money and also work maybe one day a week at one of the old jobs that way you don't lose them both. With the job offer, we might be a lot closer to him. We can get to know him better. As for the apartment, give it up. It isn't a safe place to live." She replies.

"Thanks, Abby. I hope you are right on everything. I hope he understands us with what we want to do." I say back.

We reach his condo. We go in together. He brings in my stuff and sets it by the door. He walks over to a room on the left to get some things for the office. I assume it's his home office, but I don't know since I haven't gotten a chance to explore.

"Feel free to explore the place. I have nothing to hide from you. There is room in the closet for your clothes. I asked the maid to make some while we were out. If you want to take your dirty laundry back through the kitchen area, there is a small room off of it for laundry. I have to run. I hope to be back in about two hours." He says. He walks over and pecks me on the lips, and walks out the door.

I take the dirty laundry to the laundry room and start the load. While I am waiting for that to get done, I take my clothes up to the room and start putting them away.

A woman walks into the room, startling me. "I'm Ava. I am one of the maids here. If you need anything, please feel free to reach out. I am normally just a button call away." She says. "Did Devon go over the intercom system with you?" She points at the box on the wall that I didn't notice until she did.

" I am Andrea. No, he hasn't. When we got here last night He was trying to coax me into not panicking over us being mates. This morning, we just got up, got dressed, ate some breakfast that he made, and went to my apartment to get some of my things. He got a call while we were out. He had to go to the office for something. He dropped me off here and gave me some advice and left." I tell her.

"Okay. Please come over here, and I will show you how they work." She points to different parts and describes what the buttons go to and who they will call. "Well, I will be leaving you to yourself. I will transfer your laundry when it's done. I will bring it up to you. If you want, I could put it away for you also." She says to me.

"That would be appreciated. Thank you." I tell her, and she walks away. I finish up with the clothes that I have and walk out of the room. I walk through the halls up here and peek into the rooms. One was a bathroom for the guests, and the other two were bedrooms. I go back downstairs. I walked to the room. The one he went into and opened the door. I was right it is his office. The room is just like his room. Don't have much stull in it a desk a file cabinet and a bookcase with books on it.

I walk back out, and down the hall, I open the doors as I pass and find another bathroom, the steps to the celler, and maybe a den.