Chapter 71 New Home In Papeno
**Rosalie‘s POV
A little foot kicked me right in the rib cage as I finished slipping my shoes on in the morning.
“Oof,” I mumbled as I sat down on the edge of my bed to catch my breath.
“Are you all right?” Seraphine asked, an amused expression on her face. She was tidying the room, even though that wasn‘t her responsibility.
“Yes, I‘m fine,” I told her, laughing as I rubbed my belly. “This one sure knows how to find Mama‘s ribs, though.”
I sat there for a few minutes, feeling the baby kick, thanking the Moon Goddess that I was so blessed to have this wonderful child growing inside of me.
For a moment, I let my mind wander to Ethan. It was something I tried not to do. I tried not to think of him at all, if I could help it.
I could imagine him sitting next to me on the bed, his enormous, muscular hand engulfing my abdomen as he waited for the baby to kick his palm.
Would he smile? Would he laugh along with me at each little jab of the baby‘s foot?
I wasn‘t sure if Ethan would be like other fathers and marvel at the growth and milestones of his baby along the way, or if he would just look at the child as his heir and otherwise ignore this precious bundle of joy I was growing inside of me, even after I‘d given birth.
It didn‘t matter now. I would never know…
“Are you okay?” Seraphine asked, breaking me out of my trance.
“Yeah, I‘m fine.” I smiled at her and then added, “Just thinking about the baby.”
“Ro, what are you going to do about Mr. Soren‘s offer?” Seraphine asked me as I got ready to go downstairs and get some fresh air.
It had been in my mind for the past few days. I hadn‘t made a decision yet.
With Derek on this island, I had decided to leave as soon as I could, but where would I be able to go without money? Especially when I was pregnant.
“Seraphine,” I told her, “I‘ve been meaning to talk to you about that. Do you think I should take it?”
“I do, dear,” she said with a nod. “It‘s a good job for you to take, especially with the baby. You could raise your child and care for his home… Also, I am from Papeno too, remember?”
I nodded. I did remember that, and it was an important factor.
“It‘s just… I don‘t know him that well.”
“He seems like a good man. He takes care of his people.” She put her hand on my arm. “If I were you, I would take the job.
He had been kind to me, and I agreed with what Seraphine was saying. “But I‘m also worried that I can‘t do the
job right.”
“Have you done housework before?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know how to cook?”
“Yes.”
“Have you taken care of other people before?”
“Yes…”
“Then I don‘t see a problem.”
Seraphine was right. There seemed to be no reason for me to turn down Soren‘s offer. I should give it a try.
But before that I needed to confirm something.
***
I sat down for dinner across from Soren, wearing a simple green dress.
“Well, you look lovely as usual,” he said, but I could tell he was tired. He had been away from the house all day, and I had heard from Lola that he was busy with lots of meetings.
“Thank you,” I said. “Have you been working all day?”
“You don‘t want to hear about that,” he said, waving a hand at me.
Lola brought our food in and set it down in front of us, and I tried my best to act as usual.
“Wow,” Soren said. “I can‘t remember the last time I had linguini with clam sauce. This is one of my favorite dishes, but the chef doesn‘t like to make it.”
I couldn‘t think of anything to say in response to that, so I took a bite, hiding my smile behind my fork.
“Mmm!” Soren said around a full bite. “This is the stuff.” He wasn‘t even done chewing when he started talking again. “I love it! Really, I need to get the chef out here and tell him how great it is!”
“Well, the chef already knew that,” Lola said, a twinkle in her eye as she filled Soren‘s wine glass. She looked at me and giggled.
I couldn‘t help but smile. “What is it?” Soren asked, looking from the maid to me. “What are you two laughing at? You didn‘t just poison me, did you?” he asked in a silly voice, which let me know he was joking and trusted me. It just made us laugh more,
“No, no,” I said, “This is a test dinner,” I declared.
*Test?” he asked, wide eyed as he continued to look from Lola to me. “What are we testing? Me?”
I shook my head with a smile. “Well, you‘ve passed my test. Now that you seem to like my cooking, I‘ve decided to take the job!”
“What?” Soren‘s fork clattered against his plate as it fell out of his hand. “At my house? You‘ll watch over it for
me?”
“Hey, hey!” he said, still smiling. “I thought I was the one who was hiring! How did I end up being interviewed? But I like it!” His eyes were bright. “Yes, yes! Of course, I would. This is great. I‘m so excited, I could kiss you!”
I felt my face heat up as my eyes widened.
“I could– but I won‘t!” he amended hastily. “I know you, Ro. We‘ll go there, and I‘ll show you around. You‘ll love
“Don‘t worry, Ro. You‘ll love it there, and so will your child. It‘s a great place. Besides, you trust me, don‘t you?”
“I’m so happy you‘ll be staying with us, Ro. I know we haven‘t known each other that long, but you‘re like a breath of fresh air. I‘m so glad to have met you.”
He pulled his hand away, and a strange moment passed between us before he said, “Now, back to this delicious dinner!”
I smiled and picked up my fork. He was so sweet, and I knew he was talking about the fact that we were getting along so well–as friends.
Two days later, after a three–hour boat ride, we arrived at the private deck of his estate on Pepano.
Soren was richer than I had thought. I supposed it was because he didn‘t act like most rich people I knew. He was too.. kind.
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