Chapter 15: Chapter Fifteen
Aurora’s POV
It felt like I had just stepped into a Cinderella story.
The mansion was a large, opulent chateau style, the building was a light-colored stone with a dark blue roof.
I could just imagine what all this looked like at night.
We stepped inside the foyer and the movers moved boxes past me to a part of the house.
I stared at the grand staircase spiraling to the floors of the house.
Conan emerged from a room behind the staircase, walking towards me.
“You didn’t tell me we were going to be living in a mansion.” I accused
“You didn’t ask.” What a smart ass.
“Where is my room?”
“You mean our room,” he said, casually, like it was common sense.
“Why would we share a room?”
“I have multiple staff members coming in every day, I don’t want anybody starting rumors. We are newly engaged, people expect us to be all over each other,” he explained
Everything he said makes sense but how am I supposed to be in the same room with him?
“Ok.”
“Let me give you a tour of the house.”
I followed him up the stairs, staring at his back muscles straining against his shirt.
This was the first time I was seeing him in something so informal. A simple top and some joggers.
Did I mention how his ass looks in those pants? Hmm.
I shook my head. What was I thinking about? I needed to focus.
“Are you okay?” He said, looking back at me.
“Yeah.” I said, waving him off.
“This is the library, you can read anything you want here.” I stared at the room that had rows and rows of shelves with a blue couch beside a floor to ceiling window. I would spend all day here.
There’s a gym, a spa, a built-in sauna, and a cinema. Just how many rooms are in this house?
The bedroom Conan and I are going to be sharing has two walk in closets, each linked to one bathroom.
"My closet has a secret compartment which i had renovated into a room. you don't have to worry," he said as showed me the room.
"Oh."
I guess he’s not that much of a creep.
The bedroom was painted in cream and blue, a color combination I was now in love with. I walked into my closet to see my clothes had already been neatly arranged.
I walked out to see Conan staring at me. “I know I’ve not actually said this before but thank you," he said, sincerity dripping with every word.
“It’s not much you’re doing so much more, I should be thanking you.”
We stared at each other for a moment in a surprising comfortable silence.
His eyes strayed from my face, trailing down my body leaving heat in its wake. Goosebumps rose on my skin.
A throat cleared at the doorway breaking the spell.
I turned away facing nowhere in particular.
“Boss the movers are done.” Fernando said.
“Yeah, I’ll be right there.” He said turning to leave. “Make yourself at home. If you have anything you want to change let me know.” He said before leaving, closing the door gently behind him.
I breathed a sigh of relief as the door closed.
I brought out my phone from my back pockets, seeing a text from Jennifer:
Asian queen❤️:
Hey, did you get to the dungeon in one piece.
Me:
Yeah funny. Very funny.
Asian queen❤️:
How’s the place? What does it feel like to live like the 1%?
Me:
Not very fun to be honest. He took me to a freaking mansion.
My phone rang almost immediately; Jennifer was Face Timing me.
“Did you just say a mansion?” She screamed from the other side of the line. Her face was almost comical.
“Will you calm down?” My head was already pounding from talking to her for two seconds. It’s a miracle how she has not been arrested by her neighbors.
“Ok I’m calm. Is that the lost city, sitting casually on your wall.”
“Lost what?” I turned my head to see a beautiful art piece of a dark green building.
“You don’t know about that painting”
“It’s beautiful but what’s that about?”
“My dad has been trying to get one of her works for years and he casually has the most expensive one in your bedroom.”
“It’s our bedroom actually.”
Her eyes widened. “What do you mean? You’re going to be sleeping with him.”
“We don't want the staff to be suspicious.”
“We?” she wiggled her eyebrow at me.
“Is that all you picked up from that?” I said, shaking my head in disbelief.
“We’ll, I didn’t know you guys were now a we.”
“We are not anything. I’m going to shower. Bye.”
I hung up before she could daily anything, my chest thumping. I didn’t mean to use the word we, I don’t know what I was thinking.
A shower will fix this.
I walked into the bathroom connected to my walk-in closet. I was in awe of this. I don’t think my jaw has dropped as much since I got to this house.
The tub was so big two people could fit inside. I decided against taking a soak in the tub, there’s always tomorrow.
My skincare products are already perfectly arranged in a fancy basket on the sink.
I washed my face quickly before hopping into the shower feeling water touch every part of my body with the rain-like shower head.
I came out of that shower feeling as fresh as a baby.
By the time I was done with the shower, it was already past 6 pm. I pulled on some joggers and a tank top before going downstairs.
The dining table was already lined with different meals ranging from; salmon to a whole grilled chicken to steak, everything and anything you could think of was on this table right now.
Conan was seated at the head of the table so pulled the chair beside his.
“I’m sorry I was late, I didn’t know you were waiting for me.”
He dropped the tablet he was working on when I walked in. “It’s fine I didn’t want to bother you.”
A butler emerged from the kitchen holding a steaming plate of pie.
“Good evening, Mrs. Grey. Would you like to eat now?” He said standing at the far end of the table holding a white napkin.
Mrs. Grey, I choked on the glass or water I was drinking.
“I think it’s a little too early for that title, you can just call me Aurora.”
“My apologies Ms. Aurora.”
“It’s fine, and don’t bother, I can serve myself.” He glanced at Conan secretly asking if that was okay.
With a single hand wave, he turned and left.
“So, is it just the butler or what?” I said while cutting off some roasted buttery chicken into my plate.
“No, I dismissed the rest of the staff. I thought it might be too uncomfortable with so many people around.” He says casually before putting some chicken in his mouth.
That was so thoughtful of him..
All other thoughts disappeared as I bit into the piece of chicken on my fork. I just had a foodgasm
I moaned a little and I saw Conan’s jaw clenched from the corner of my eyes.
This was going to be so much fun.