Fell In Love With My Roomy Chapter 129

I feel light and airy while we eat dinner in the small sitting room off the foyer. I refused to eat it in the grand dining spaces surrounding the kitchen because those felt completely cold and uninviting. Kent, of course, agreed and smiled, letting me choose the spot.

Our early dinner was steak with roasted potatoes and green vegetables. Incredibly boring as a dish, but delicious in taste. Whoever had made it certainly seemed to know what they were doing.

"Did you want a glass of wine with dinner?" He asks, breaking me from my enjoyment of our food.

"I'm alright with my water!" I whisper, and he shrugs.

"Just offering," he suggests, and I smile briefly.

This playful look passed between us every now and then, it continued to make my cheeks flush every time.

"Is it good?" He asks, and I smile.

"Delicious," I assure him, and he nods, reaching across the table for my hand. I place it in his, feeling warmth tingle through my palm. "Mark finally seems like he's getting used to us," I tell him with a shrug, trying to start a conversation. "I think everyone is."

"I told you so."

"I know, and you were right." I sigh, and he raises his eyebrows.

"It must have killed you to say that," he teases, and I roll my eyes. "I'm glad you're feeling less nervous."

"Sometimes," I shrug, and he chuckles. "It's nice not to hide or try to figure things out, everything's normal now, and it's.....it's really nice." It had been months of just getting him to admit he liked me, then another two of me trying to help him sort out his feelings. Now we were just a normal couple with supportive friends and people in our lives.

"I think so, too," he agrees.

"Did you want to do anything tonight?"

"I didn't have plans to," he shrugs. "I thought we could stay in, maybe watch a movie or something."

He's cut off by the sound of the foyer door opening up, and I blink, looking over my shoulder. He furrows his eyebrows and clears his throat.

"Who is it?" I ask, and he shakes his head.

"I don't know, there's not supposed to be anyone else here until tomorrow," he says, standing up. "I'll go see, I'm sure it's one of the staff forgetting keys or bringing in groceries." He kisses my cheek, but I stand up too; I was curious about who it might be too. "Wait here."

"No, I'll come," I insist, and then the sound of approaching high heels comes closer to the door of the room.

They echo loudly; it's not a staff. They always wear flat shoes, non-slip ones.

"Hello?" I hear a young female voice call out, and Kent's face goes pale. I furrow my eyebrows, looking at him for any indication, but he remains frozen.

I watch a gorgeous brunette walk around the corner, beautiful long flowing hair, amazing bone structure, designer clothes.....and bright vibrant green eyes. The same ones Kent has that make my heart melt. I think I just met Cali.

The two of them sort of pause, observing each other, and I gulp, feeling out of place.

"Oh hi," she smiles briefly, and he nods a bit.

"Hey."

Well, it doesn't seem full of resentment; she looks happy to see him, and he looks relieved to see her.

"Baby brother, what are you doing home?" She asks, dropping her bags and walking into the living room, giving him a quick hug.

"Still think I'm a baby, huh?" He teases, and she grins. "I'm.....I'm home to meet mom and dad tomorrow." He answers quietly, and her eyes immediately go to me.

"Who's this?" She asks with a smile, seemingly brushing Kent aside, and I smile.

"My name's Juls, I'm Kent's girlfriend," I answer kindly, and her eyes brighten, smile plastering itself across her face.

"Oh my god!" She squeals, wrapping me tight in a hug. "Mom said he had a girlfriend, and you're so pretty!"

"It's nice to meet you," I answer, and she pulls back, taking my hands.

"Kent probably doesn't talk about me much, I'm Cali," she says kindly. "I'm Kent's sister."

"He's mentioned you," I assure her. "You're gorgeous," I mumble, somewhat with envy, a little bit in awe.

"Thanks," she says with a grin. "This is so freaking exciting; I didn't know you two would be home this weekend."

"It was a bit of a last-minute decision," Kent answers, cutting in. "What brings you home, Cal?"

"My spring break," she sighs. "I wanted a change and to do some shopping. What are you meeting mom and dad about?"

"They're meeting Juls properly, instead of how busy Thanksgiving was," he answers easily. "Did you want to join us for dinner? We only just started."

"I couldn't intrude," she insists, shaking her head.

"I don't mind," I answer, and she gives me a kind smile.

"That was a polite way of me saying that I'm burnt out after traveling and I'm going to lay down," she says kindly. "But that's nice of you."

"Alright, see you later," he says, and she nods, giving him a bit of a smirk. "We should catch up a bit while you're here, if you don't mind, Juls."

"We should catch up a bit while you're here, if you don't mind, Juls," she says quickly, and I shake my head.

"No, of course not."

"I won't bother the two of you anymore, enjoy your dinner, and it was lovely to meet you, Juls," she smiles, perfect white teeth on display as she turns on her heels with a confident wave, strutting away.

"You too!" I call, but she's almost gone when I manage to get it out.

Well.....she seems nice, he seems nice to her. She doesn't seem too put off about spending time with her family in a short burst like this. I wonder what it is. I won't give it away that I'm curious, though; he'll just hate that.

Our dinner's a bit tense, but he manages to hide it, trying to ask me questions about my master's program choices and my classes. I answer them anyway; I want to try and do things on his terms this weekend, not have him feel overwhelmed and cornered.

Once we're done dinner, we go back upstairs to his room, and I crack my neck, feeling stiff after all of our traveling and sleeping in weird sitting up positions.

"What are you up for?" He asks, closing his bedroom door, and I shrug.

"I was thinking about a bath," I shrug, reaching up to my ponytail, which feels way too tight, letting my hair fall down around my shoulders. "My body's tense."

"Okay, I'll be in here," he shrugs. "Let me know if you need anything." I smile, walking over to him and placing my hands on his shoulders.

"I love you," I whisper, and he gives me a small smile as I lean up for a quick kiss.

"I love you too," he answers, and I grin, walking off into the massive ensuite on his room.