Miss Paulson

Chapter Four

Emma's POV

The rain was falling intensily against my window while I stretched myself in bed. I was going to have a coffee with Theo today and I  cannot deny how excited and looking forward to it I am.

Unfortunately the weather continued to not cooperate. I hate it when it rains like this, it brings back memories that I wish I could forget.

I sighed and decided to get out bed, it was 10 am already. I enjoy Saturdays a lot because I can get up at what time I want to and have no work to do.

My cat, Mous, was laying at the end of the bed, sleeping heavily. I grinned to him and went to take a shower.

After taking a shower, I was having breakfast on my kitchen when I received a text. i looked at the screen of my phone and an unknown number appeared. I opened the message.

Hello Miss Paulson. It's Theo, I am texting you to ask you if you would like to have a chapter on the book about your childhood? I think it would be quite interesting.

I sighed. Sometimes I wondered if Theo was interested in me at all. He seemed so, however every time he told me something, it was related to work.

I answered the text.

Gosh, Theo, Miss Paulson again? I am glad you texted me to my personal number that I gave you the other day. Regarding the book, I am not sure. My childhood wasn't a very happy one. But we can dig into it this afternoon. See you at 3.

I spent the rest of my morning at my window, contemplating the splendid landscape in front of me.

I live in the countryside, in an enormous mansion. A horror movie kind of mansion. I have a handmaid who I love too much, she is the mother I never had.

From my bedroom's window, I can see the green ground that seems endless. The trees' leaves moving slowly and muttering softly, brushing against the others sweetly. I am grateful for living in a place where calmness and placidness surrounds me.

When it was time to dress, I put on a black tight dress and straightened my hair. I proceeded to put on a red lipstick and light make up on the rest of my face. I grabbed a black coat and put it on. I looked simple, yet fancy. To complete my look, I put on some earrings and a necklace I always wore, with a rose.

I got out of my house and went to my car, starting to drive towards the city. Every time I drove to the city, I could see how different it was from the country. The calmness would slowly shift into the bustling, incredibly loud environment that characterized the city. Oh, how I hated the city.

It was 2:22 pm when I parked my car in front of Theo's house. I fixed my lipstick and waited, feeling myself trembling slightly. Five minutes later there he was, leaving his house with a black shirt with a turtleneck, some black tight pants and a denim jacket on. I checked him out as he came over to the car, seeing that he also spent some time doing his hair.

"Three minutes to three. I am impressed." I said as he entered the car, smirking and licking my under lip. "How are you today, Theo?".

He smiled shyly to me and I felt my heart beating faster. I loved how his cheeks would turn red every time I smirked to him, it made me feel hotter yet softer, if that is possible.

"Thank you very much, Miss Paulson". Was that a smirk I saw? Was he smirking at me? He was starting to gain confidence with me, I liked it. "I am very good, thank you. How are you?".

I licked my lips and started to drive, answering calmly yet firmly.

"I told you not to call me Miss Paulson, yet you insist on doing it so. May I know why?" I looked to him through the mirror on my car "I am good too. I am driving you to my favorite place, where you will try some delicious coffee. You are coffee lover, aren't you?".

His cheeks turned red and he looked down in embarrassment. I smiled funnily and shook my head, thinking that the boy felt so intimidated by me... It was sort of sexy.

"I don't know, Miss Paulson sounds good to me. But if you want me to call you Emma, I will try not to get it wrong." He scratched his hear and then nodded "I breathe coffee, to be honest with you."

I smiled and shook my head.

"I am just messing with you. Honestly, call me whatever you like. If Miss Paulson turns you on, that's fine for me." Did I just say that? Hell yeah. I wanted the boy and he must know that. "And what else do you enjoy?".

I noticed that he got a bit uncomfortable with what I said, but also his face was a different tone of red. He ignored my first words and answered my question.

"I love books, as you already know. Reading and writing is my passion. I also enjoy to work out a lot. I got to the gym five times a week. I absolutely adore cats, I hope I can show you my cat one of these days! I think that I am quite a normal person with some commun likes... What about you, what do you enjoy?".

"Theo, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." I apologized, feeling bad for making him feel that way. "That sounds very interesting to me and I can see we have a lot in common. Books. Cats. Animals in general, actually. I also love to write, as you also know. I enjoy spending my time with smart people and talking about all kinds of topics. I absolutely adore to be surrounded by nature. What I hate the most is being in places that are crowded. I hate loud noises, so I tend to always seek calm and silent places".

Theo smiled softly at me and shook his head, saying quite honestly.

"It's not that you make me uncomfortable with some things you say, it's just that... that I am very shy and don't know how to react to a compliment, so I feel embarrassed. I am sorry for that. I guess I just need to get to know you better to feel more confident." He fixed his coat a bit, I could sense he was nervous. "Oh, that for sure. I dislike crowded places as well and being an introvert, being surrounded by people sucks all my energy".

I nodded to what he said, feeling relieved. I parked the car in front of the cafe and looked at him in the eyes.

"That is perfectly fine. We have a lot of time to know each other." I took off my seat belt to get closer to him and I placed my hand on his cheek "You are amazing the way you are. I am quite an introvert as well even though I might seem like the contrary... When you get to know me deeply, I think you might get surprised. It's not everyday that I open myself to someone, yet I like you. I like you a lot and for some reason, I trust you. I hope you don't disappoint me."

"I would never disappoint you, Emma".

I gasped. I got up and got out of the car, my heart beating so incredibly fast. I saw him getting out of the car too, his eyes shining and focused on me. I approached to him and smiled, looking up at him and finding him immensely handsome.

"Now you will see what a real coffee tastes like, dear".