Aurora's P.O.V
Bringing my hands over my face in an attempt to shield myself from the suns rays I softly open my eyes, my vision is a bit vivid and it takes a while to focus but when I do I see the balcony in our bedroom. With my head feeling as if it was assaulted by a drummer I groan, forcing my body to sit up straight.
Drink me :)
A sticky note attached to the side table says and next to it is aspirin and a glass of water, I smile at the cute gesture. Taking the pills I throw them in my mouth and down them with water, scrunching my face in the process. I hate taking pills. I head to the bathroom and let the shower run, taking a look it the mirror I immediately grimace.
"Nice going Aurora." I say to myself, looking at my tired reflection, I need a face mask pronto. Opening one of my face masks I quickly wash my face then paste it on and when I see that the water is nice and hot, I hop into the shower. Going with a cute mini white dress, I tie my hair up into a neat ponytail and head downstairs.
"Mrs Kensington." Harper says happily and I frown.
"Hello Harper." I say lowly, looking away. I turn to the dining area but see that the table isn't covered with different amounts of food today and Cy isn't here either. That's odd, I take a seat at the island and surprisingly, Harper brings me my breakfast. Banging my plate onto the table I grimace at the noise and give her a death glare.
"Dear, I am so sorry Mrs Kensington."
"Mhmm." I say rolling my eyes, her ass knows exactly what she's doing. I quickly enjoy my avocado on toast and take a sip of my juice, catching Harper's eye again. She's been creepily watching me eat while smiling at me. "What?!" I finally ask, irritated.
"Oh nothing Miss, I'm just surprised you chose that hairstyle today." She puts an emphasis on 'that'. I furrow my eyebrows, confused.
"Why? What's wrong with my hair?" I know I sound a bit defensive but hey, I want to know.
"Oh nothing Miss, I guess you just want to show them off." Huh?
"Show what off?"
"The marks all over your neck Miss." The.Marks.On.My.Neckkkk?! I freeze, my face horrid and my embarrassment on full swing. No it can't be. Making a dash for the stairs I rush to the bedroom and when I enter the bathroom I scan my body in desperation. There they are, just like she said, one big purple hickie after another making their way down to my breasts then it all hits me at once, all the memories from last night. My drunken state, Cy carrying me upstairs, taking care of me, 'kiss me Cy' , the memory rings throughout my head like a nightmare.
"Oh god." My back slides down against the wall and I curl up my body, shamefully putting my head on my knees. How could I embarrass myself like that? Acting so desperate and needy, he probably thinks I'm just a loose idiot who can't even hold her liquor. I head downstairs to find Harper and eventually find her in the garden picking strawberries, a garden I didn't even know existed until today, it is so beautiful, perfect for planting and a very good spot to read in. "I didn't know we had a garden." She turns to me, smiling.
"Ah yes, it was originally designed to be a secret garden, where one could get away if they needed a good reading spot, to clear their head and so forth but, I sort of decided to make it a plantation as well."
"It's beautiful." I say looking around.
"He likes it too." She says lightly laughing, he? He who?
"Harper, have you seen C- I mean Mr Kensington?" She gets back to work.
"I last saw him this morning Miss."
"Did he say where he was going or when he'd be back?"
"He just said there was business he needed to take care of." Her tone changed. I choose to not push any further and leave, going into my reading room I choose a new book and take a seat at my usual spot. My eyes flutter open, I must have dosed off, my eyes dart to the laptop on the table.
"My laptop." I say more to myself smiling, I can finally start working again. I search the house for Cy but just find Harper.
"Harper where's Cy?"
"He's gone Miss."
"Is he the one who left my laptop on the table?"
"Yes Miss." Right.
"Well, thank him for me okay." I head back into my reading room and log into my laptop, choosing to occupy myself with work.
Aurora: Okay well make sure that the design of the book is done by Thursday, I want to approve it before the coming week and Justin please remind Ben about our zoom meeting for tomorrow, Cassandra as well. Have her ready for a debriefing of the direction she wants us to take the movie of her book.
Justin: Got it, anything else Miss Anderson?
Aurora: Uhm no not really, I think that is all for today. Call me if there are any problems and keep me in the loop.
Justin: Of course.
Exhaling in exhaustion I slouch on the couch, I forgot how tiring this can be but it honestly feels good to get back into it again, looking at the time my eyes widen. It's close to midnight already ? Because I'm not hungry I just close my laptop and head to bed, when I get in still no Cy, I guess he really is avoiding me, so much for meeting each other half way. I change into my pyjamas and get into bed, falling asleep.
"Huh?!" I scream out hearing my phone ring. "Hello?" My groggy voice says through the speaker.
"Miss Anderson! Hello" He says, his voice shaking.
"Yes Justin, what's the matter?"
"Well I was locking up like usual, because I was the last one at the office and as I passed your office I noticed a shadow inside so I quickly locked them in and immediately called the police but I think they escaped through the window because I heard it shattering from the inside." He's speaking so fast that I can't make out half of the things he is saying.
"Have the police arrived yet?"
"Y-Yes they have and are processing the crime scene as we speak."
"Justin you know the state of my office more than anyone, from your judgment, is there anything missing? Anything in particular?" If someone broke into my building but only went to my office, then they must have been looking for something in particular because if it was just a plain robbery then they would have known that everything worth stealing is in storage.
"Apart from the mess they made, no ma'am, nothing." I release a breath I didn't know I was holding.
"Okay, thank you Justin, you handled the situation perfectly given the circumstances. Call Amira to come to the office and take over then go home, you've earned it." I hang up. Who would want to break into my office and then weirdly enough not take anything, I sigh. Looking to my right I see the bed empty and I sigh again. Great.
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