For the next few days, Regina felt a calm settle in the Bennet mansion. Owen was still there in the morning when she arrived, but he was more pleasant when they conversed. He never lingered to criticize her work and came home later to do his workout, so as not to disrupt his mom’s routines.It was a refreshing change for Regina, as she did not need to watch her step whenever she was at work.“Girl, what happened to Mr. Broody?” Marius was giving Mrs. Bennet her massage when he asked the questions.“Mr. Broody? Is he a patient or a doctor?”“Mr. Broody, aka dark cloud hanging over his head all the time.”“Who are you referring to, Marius? Stop speaking in code.”“I thought you said not to mention their names around Mrs. B, in case she listens to our conversations.”“Oh, I forgot about that. What were you asking?”“Did you see him lately? He doesn’t glare at you anymore, and he always looks like he wants to say something to you, but he hesitates.”“Oh, that. Well, I guess we came to an

Without looking at the message sender, Regina rushed to the lobby. “I am sorry for coming unannounced, but I am glad you came to see me.” “Ms. Regina, I was about to call you.” Jeffrey looked at the man with Regina suspiciously, wondering if he was the man who sent all those flowers. But when he saw the frown on Regina’s face, he knew it was someone else. It was not his business to monitor who came to see her, but in the years he had worked for the building, he came to care for the sweet young lady who always asked about his well-being. So he kept an eye out in case she needed his help. “Thank you, Jeffrey. I came down to see someone else, but he’s here, so we’ll be out in the gardens. Call me when my visitor arrives.” “I will, Ms. Regina.” “I do not want to be rude, Arthur, but why are you here?” “Regina, I didn’t like the way our date ended last time.” “It was not a date, Arthur. I saw you at the mall and agreed to have dinner as a courtesy for the inconvenience I caused you.

Regina inhaled sharply as Owen moved to the other side of her neck, left bare when she stopped him from his earlier move. She closed her eyes as Owen rubbed his chin on it. “Is it my turn?” she said through her teeth when he stopped She wanted to play hard to get, but it was her fault they haven’t communicated the past few days, and she wanted to make up for it. And since most of the people in the house did not know he was home yet, nobody would barge into his office to find him, so they had the room to themselves. Regina unbuttoned his half-open shirt while kissing his neck. “I missed you, and I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.” Owen did not think he’d miss her. When she said nothing after sending the gifts over, he thought she was too overwhelmed to say anything. He went overboard with the flowers and the size of the teddy bear because he wanted to make up for the time they spent apart and the lack of communication on his end. The vases signified the number of days he would be

Regina woke up to the sound of soft snoring beside her ear. She thought it was Bella sprawled beside her when she felt her whole body pinned down. She turned her head and remembered Owen asking if he could stay and rest for a bit, but she wondered how they came to sleep side by side. It was something they’d have to talk about later, but at the moment, she smiled and closed her eyes. She did not want to wake him up, knowing he had a very tiring trip, so she just enjoyed the arm he had around her, keeping her warm. When she woke up the second time, she was facing Owen with her legs and arms wrapped around his body. One of his arms acted as her pillow, while the other tangled with the strings on her back. She needed to use the bathroom and did not know how to get up without waking him. But she needn’t worry because, after a few minutes, she felt him stir. He hugged her tighter and rubbed his morning wood against her body. “Owen, you need to wake up. I need to go to the bathroom.” S

Hailey was confused. People were speaking so fast that she did not understand what was happening. Mandy had left, so she had no one to tell her what to do. Ronnie said he was a doctor, so she followed him when he instructed her to go with Owen so they can head home. She still did not know why she needed to go home with him, but followed the doctor with friendly eyes, anyway. “Mom, I’m sending you home with the driver. I brought my car over so I will see you at our house,” Owen instructed James not to do any side trips and head straight for home. Owen started the car, but at the doors to the lobby, he saw someone familiar, and he wouldn’t have said anything except that he just left Regina alone and did not want anybody else to call on her. Especially not this guy. He grabbed onto the man’s arm before he could even press the intercom for the doorman. “What are you doing here, Arthur? It’s the weekend. What business do you have with Regina?” “What if I’m not here to see her? Did yo