Chapter 12 A Cup of Hot Coffee
Bella felt like fate was messing with her big time when she saw Sterling.
"Didn't Sterling say he was gonna be abroad for ages? Why's he back now?" Bella thought, feeling a bit annoyed. She knew she couldn't dodge him, so she pushed her bike and walked up to him.
"Good evening," Bella greeted, parking her bike and getting ready to head back to her storage room.
It was freezing, and snow was coming down hard. Bella's hands felt like ice, and she needed to warm up ASAP.
"Hold up," Sterling said, blocking her path.
"Why are you back so late?" Sterling asked, his eyes full of questions.
Bella pointed to her bike. "Chain broke, had to push it back."
Sterling noticed her red, cold hands and frowned.
"Come to my room tonight; we need to talk," he said, then walked off.
Bella had a feeling he'd say that. She sighed and headed to the bathroom.
Before going upstairs, Sterling told Zoey, "Zoey, make Bella some hot coffee."
Zoey nodded and went for it.
By the time the coffee was ready, Bella had finished her bath.
When Bella got to Sterling's study, he was chilling on the couch with a book, and a pot of hot coffee was next to him.
"Warm up with some coffee," Sterling said, pouring a cup and handing it to her.
Bella was shocked to see Sterling being so nice and froze for a second.
Sterling frowned. "It's getting heavy, you know."
Bella snapped out of it and quickly took the cup.
She took a sip, feeling the warmth spread through her.
Just as she was about to take another sip, she realized the cup looked familiar. It was Sterling's usual cup.
"Sorry, I didn't know this was your cup. I'll wash it right now," Bella said, running out of the study with the cup.
Sterling watched her run off and frowned. "Am I that scary? It's just a cup."
By the sink, Bella chugged the rest of the coffee before washing the cup. She didn't want to waste it.
'He never liked me touching his stuff before. Now that I've used this cup, will he still want it?' Bella felt a bit anxious.
After washing the cup for the tenth time, she dried it and went back to the study.
Bella gently placed the cup in front of Sterling.
Sterling poured some coffee into the cup and started drinking from it like it was no big deal.
Bella was surprised he didn't mind her using his stuff.
After finishing his coffee, Sterling put the cup down and looked at the uneasy Bella.
"Starting tomorrow, Owen will drive you to school. Also, have Zoey help you pack up; you're moving upstairs tonight," Sterling said, watching Bella's face go pale.
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