Pieces of Your Love

11-Your answer

She remained silent, contemplating whether she should received this job offer. Even before getting her answer, Darren felt she was going to give him a no. Somehow Darren can feel the impending rejection she was about to say. No doubt about it. He can feel his heart was slowly breaking into pieces even though he hasn't confess his feelings for her, but this was equal to that. Darren knew she doesn't love the way he does. He can see it through her eyes that feel so distant away from him.

After a long pause, he heard her murmuring something but can't seem to get what she was trying to say. "What did you say? I am sorry I didn't pay attention just now." He said with his mind now focus on her. Trying to get what she just now.

"I said when can I start to work?" She said and frowned. This was an unexpected by Darren. He was absolutely euphoric and shocking at the same time. She's telling him she will stay and work for him! For many times he tried to coax her to stay with him. It was so hard to even get her to stay in the same spot as him. And now she agreed to stay with him. His heart was soaring as high as it can be.

No, he remind himself , she's just staying with him as a maid to earn a living. His heart plummeted to the floor as soon as he told himself that. But whatever it is, she practically staying in his mansion. This seem to lift his spirit a little.

He cleared his throat and look back at her. She seem to be unhappy while waiting for his answer. "Today, you can start working for me today." He said as if trying to assure himself that she is going to work for him and everyday he would have his chance to see her.

She nodded as a sign to say that she is ready to follow him back home.

The journey back to his mansion seem quiet and they had never spoken a word. He didn't dare to say a word because she seem engrossed in her own thoughts. Silently, he watch her. Her features was definitely nice to look at with her hair that was tied into a bun shape. It make her look adorable but her face still display grief in it. He had never seen her smile happily , like really genuinely smiling. She does smile, yes she does but her smile does not reach her eyes. It looks as if she was forcing herself to smile in order to look normal like any other women.

When they reached their destination, Emily slowly make her way to the kitchen to offer some help here and there. She even try to get to know the servants there. She tried to keep herself busy in order to get rid of all the misery and despair she is feeling right now. To know that she no longer have her own house makes her feel sad. But then again, being here provide her a better comfort and most of all, she's able to pay a visit to Henry's grave. Darren seem always locked up in his study the whole day and didn't come out.

Later in the night, when it's time for bed, she ask Mr. Hastings where is the maids' chamber. He just ask her to follow him but the more she follow him, the more she felt she was being resided far away from the intended place.

Mr. Hastings noticed her uneasiness. To make her feel better, he told her what she needed to know. "Master Blackburn ask me to put you in the guest room. He hope you like it." He asserted. Emily's eyes began to widen and she quickly decline it. "I don't think it's a good idea to let me sleep in that room. It is meant for guests, I'm just a maid here, not a visitor. Can you ask our master to reconsider it to change my room to the maids' chamber?" Clearly, she can't believe it and she even find it ridiculous to be place there.

"I'm afraid I can't help you with that miss, the master was quite adamant on wanting you to sleep here." The old man said.

Dejectedly, she followed the butler all the way to the guest room. The mansion was huge from the outside and also inside so Emily had a bit trouble on remembering the all the turnings that she need to do in order to get to her room.