MILA I gaped at Felix for a moment, in total shock. “It’s been two days,” I choked out. Felix shrugged. “Time feels like it moves slower with you, Mila, like I’ve known you forever. Besides, you don’t have a real place to live right now, and this way we can really get to know each other and st
MILA As we sat and chatted, I thought that Mrs. Raven just might be my new best friend. She was charming and delightful, and it seemed like she was the only person in Felix’s life who could give him a hard time and get away with it. Better yet, she seemed delighted to have me in the apartment. S
MILA I crossed my fingers tightly. Next to me, Felix craned his neck to hear better. “Congratulations! We’re thrilled to offer you the space. You had a very impressive application process, and we would love to provide you the space you need to open a restaurant!” I clapped my hand over my mout
Tonight wasn’t the night. When I entered my dining room, I could feel my jaw drop. Mila had transformed the space into a romantic, cozy date spot. She turned the lights off, so the only illumination came from the candles lit around the room and the soft glow of the city lights streaming in from th
MILA When I awoke in Felix’s bed the next morning, a tiny part of me wondered if we were moving too fast. Our relationship felt natural and easy, but it was still in that tentative beginning stage where anything could happen. When Felix woke up and pulled me under the covers again, I decided it
MILA The commute from Felix’s apartment to my restaurant space was easy–at most a five minute walk. There was a cute coffee shop along the way, so I had gotten used to the nice morning routine of grabbing a vanilla latte on my way in. It was a wonder how much money you saved when you didn’t have
MILA I was still in a ball on the kitchen floor when I heard a knock at the building’s main entrance. I frowned. It was still too early for Felix to come and pick me up for dinner. Who else could it be? I didn’t know anyone in Fresonia. Was I being mugged again? My face broke out into a grin w
FELIX I arrived at the restaurant, pleased to see that it looked shiny and new, even from the outside. I knocked on the door, feeling pleased that the maids from the castle had been able to help out. When Mila opened the door, the breath got knocked out of me. She wore a slinky, silky dress th