[Maria's POV]
I woke up to a banging at my door I rolled out of bed with just my underwear and my hair in a messy bun. I opened my door to see Drew standing there with a bouquet of white roses. My favorite flower. I stared at them for a while until his voice broke me out of my trans.
"Hey," he said handing over the flowers with a tense look on his face.
"Hi, thanks for the flowers," I said not showing any emotion.
"Can I come in," he said awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. I stepped back to let him in. He walked in and looked around and then turned to me. I went into the kitchen a put the roses in a vase and on the table. I came back to find him sitting in the living room looking out the window. When he saw me he stood up.
"So I wanted to know why you moved here," he asked me bluntly.
I stood there shocked and rubbed my shoulders. It was still soar from being pushed against a wall. The memories started flooding back to me. I took a deep shaking breath and started to cry. I didn't want him to see me like this so I turned around and started to walk away from him.
[Drew's POV]
I started to kick myself for asking her that question. When she went quiet I noticed a scar or the top of one a scar while she rubbed her shoulder, her shirt went down. Where did she get that? I suddenly became protective over her. Why did I become that way? When she walked away I noticed a scar on her thigh, it ruined her brown skin. What happened to her I want to know? I followed behind her and grabbed her hand turning her around. She was crying, she laid her head on my chest and cried. I was stuck so I just held her. Rubbing her back taking the vanilla smell of her hair. She was so much smaller than me.
"I moved here because I needed a new start," she said.
"I don't care anymore just stop crying I came here to apologize for my rudeness but instead I'm making you cry," I said still just standing there holding her. She cried until she couldn't bare it anymore. I picked her up and carried her to her room. Placing her in her bed then I went downstairs. While I was traveling, I noticed that a way to relax in many countries was tea. I head to the kitchen to make some tea. A part of me wanted to know what made her cry so hard, while the other wanted to give her time. Once I made the tea, I put it in a thermos and placed it on her nightstand. Then I went back down stairs and started to find something for me to work on. It was an old house old houses always need something to work on. Then I remembered the water pressure in the sink wasn’t the best so I went to that.
[Maria's POV]
I woke up to the smell of lemon. I noticed the thermal and opened it to find lemon tea. I drunk it down in 5 minutes it would have been quicker but it was still hot. Music was blast through my house. I went down stairs to figure out where the music was coming from was coming from. When I walked in my kitchen I found I shirtless Drew under my sink. Wow he was hot. Why was I thinking that when he was rude to me? But he did bring me my favorite flower and made me tea so I guess I could look. They way his muscles moved amazed me.
"Did you have a good nap, “asked Drew while coming from up under my sink.
"Yea I did thanks for the tea. Why were you under my sink?"
"Your welcome, and it wasn't running smoothly so I got bored and started to fix it."
"Ohh well thank you for everything."
"No problem." There was a silence then he spoke again," well I should be heading home now so bye." He said putting on his shirt.
"Ok well umm I could really use some helping fixing this house so come by anytime."
"Ok I will do." I walked him to the door and closed the door behind him.
YOU ARE READING
Setting Roots (bwwm)
RomanceMaria needs a new start. When she moves to a small country town to start over will the people like her, or will they want to be in her business. Will she find love or will he run away? Will her past catch up with her?