ASTRID
"Do you want anything?"
I practically jump out of my skin and spin around so fast, I'm surprised my head stays attached to my shoulders.
My heart is racing, and it takes a second before I see Agatha standing there, a soft smile on her face. I let out a breath, one hand over my chest, trying to calm down.
“I’m so sorry, dear,” she says, chuckling a little. “Didn’t mean to startle you.”
I smile back, a little sheepishly. “No, it’s okay. I was just… uh… I wanted to try cooking something,” I say, shrugging.
Her warm smile deepens, and then she winks, or is it my imagination? And then says, “For Mr. Remington?” I blush and she chuckles again.
At first, when Jordan left me under her care, I’d been nervous about staying with her.
I assumed she’d judge me for being with a man so
