Chapter 281: Loved until the end (4)
"You can’t do this to me. You just got back," Cara said, hugging Annalise to stop her from leaving the manor. "I was waiting patiently for you to tell me everything that happened on the trip. Is it too late for you to change your mind?"
"I’m not staying, Cara. I’ve already made up my mind that it is time to go home. The knights out front are enjoying themselves watching you hug and cry for me. They must think we are lovers," Annalise said, holding Cara and moving around so Cara’s crying face would be hidden from the knights.
"I told you that you could never be lovers, and I am not crying," Cara said, stepping away from Annalise to wipe her eyes. Now was not the time to look a mess when the knights were watching.
"My shoulder feels wet," Annalise replied, patting her shoulder where Cara leaned on her. "I will pretend that it isn’t wet to save your pride. Please tell Jonah, Heidi, and Devin that I am sorry I could not tell them goodbye. Jonah and Devin are too busy in the kitchen to be disturbed, and it is bad timing with Heidi having the day off and spending last night with her family."
Annalise didn’t get the chance to say goodbye to everyone who made her time in the manor fun, but she figured it was better this way. If she had to go to them one by one to say goodbye, it would make it harder for her to walk away.
"Stop trying to impress the knights and give Devin a chance. He is always asking about you and goes out of his way to serve you extra food at dinner. I think he suits you," Annalise said, playing matchmaker for Cara.
"Devin likes me?" Cara asked in disbelief. She had a feeling that he did, but he never tried to court her so she thought of it as a joke. Or maybe she had not noticed it. "Well, if he wants to be with me it takes more than giving me a bit more food and talking about me to others. He should come to tell me about his feelings. I will ignore that you told me about his feelings."
Cara wanted someone with a backbone around her. Not a man who found it hard to speak with her. If they were to spend a day together, was he going to speak up or continue acting like he didn’t have feelings for her?
Annalise couldn’t argue with Cara there since she felt the same way. It was about time Devin told Cara of his feelings before someone else stepped in to sweep her away.