Chapter 45

Ella

When approaching the lower part of the house I can’t help but notice how eerily quiet it was all of a sudden. Searching the rooms as I pass by I suddenly realize that there’s no one around, not one maid or butler within the whole entire house.

“Where is everyone?” I murmured, afraid that I was completely alone.

Approaching the kitchen, I slowly begin to hear voices coming from within, a set of female voices the closer I get. Wait just a second, that sounds like Kris and Mrs. Foster, I muse, my feet now moving closer and closer.

Upon reaching the kitchen, I can’t help but finally notice that Kris was just sitting at the kitchen island all while talking to Mrs. Foster and Mr. Gray. My heart easing at knowing that I at least had them within the house.

“Ah, good afternoon Ella, are you hungry?” asks Mrs. Foster once she manages to spot me.

“Yes please and good afternoon to you as well” I say back to her, not one to be rude when someone spoke to me unless it was someone I wanted to avoid, like James and Nicholas.

“Hi Ella” beams Kris, her eyes watching mine as I slowly move to sit down next to her.

“Hi Kris” I answer back with a smile of my own.

Smiling, Kris moves to speak up yet again. “Are you up for a girls day out? I promise it won’t be like the last one” promises Kris, her eyes hopeful.

“Sure, but how will we get to our destination?” I ask, now curious as who would drive us as Grant and Hayden were with Reece and Dylan and I currently did not have a license to drive nor would I ever if my brothers had anything to say in the matter, my brothers wanting to always pamper me and from what I knew Kris didn’t have her car here at the house as Hayden had been the one to pick her prior to graduation.

“I can take you Ms. Knight” offers Mr. Gray, his hazel brown eyes now on me.

“But- I don’t want to intrude” I exclaim, not wanting to make him feel obligated to drive us.

“It’s no trouble at all. I actually don’t mind dropping you both off” admits Mr. Gray, his eyes crinkling as he moves to smile at us.

Hesitating slowly, I know there would be no point in arguing with him, so all I do is nod my head. Mrs. Foster eventually returning shortly after with some fruit and a turkey bacon sandwich on a plate as she carefully sets it down in front of me.

“Here you go Ms. Ella. One sandwich and some fresh fruit along with a nice glass of strawberry ice tea.”

Smiling again, I can’t help but turn to Mrs. Foster. “Thank you, you're the best” I remarked before slowly turning my focus to that of my food. The turkey and bacon tasting amazing as I continued to eat happily, my eyes closed as I savor each and every bite.

Swallowing my bite, I move to ask a question. One that had been on my mind since coming downstairs this morning or afternoon as I did sleep in super long but in my defense, I was up till almost 5 in the morning having sex with Dylan. My Master of Seduction, a tiny wave of pleasure rising at just thinking about it as I attempted to shift my focus.

“Where are the other maids? The other butlers?”

“Master Reece and his brothers gave them the day off, told them to take a day for themselves” answers Mr. Gray with a smile almost as if he knew something that I didn’t.

Blinking, I didn’t think Reece would actually go that far into giving those who worked in the giant home a day off but either way I was totally grateful that he did as it would have been embarrassing to have had a maid walk in on you, especially at 6 in the morning to find you naked from just having sex with your brother.

“That was nice of them, do they normally give them days off like this or is that just recent?” I ask, curious to know as I was not familiar with how my brothers ran the home. My lunch now finished as the plate sat empty on top of the island.

“I wouldn’t say recent, but the Masters do try to be accommodating to those who work for them. So yes, you could say that its normal. Especially when they care about a certain someone and want to protect her dignity from prying eyes” admits Mrs. Foster, taking my plate with knowing eyes, my expression only one of confusion.

Winking over in my direction, I can’t help but think that Mrs. Foster is talking about me which makes my cheeks blush, unable to hide the embarrassment if it was indeed true.
God… How embarrassing would it have been to wake up to either a maid or a butler being present within the room that moment you wake up? I wonder, afraid to find out and not hoping to find out anytime soon.

Shoving the thoughts away, I move to look at Kris instead. “So what’s the plan stan? Mall? Spa? Dinner?” I ask, my eyes solely on hers as I speak.

“Well… I was actually thinking of the Spa first, you know get our nails done and then maybe catch a movie afterwards. There’s a new movie out that I’ve been dying to see and thought maybe we could and see it” admits Kris.

“Plus… The movie is nearby, so we could probably just walk the short distance from the Spa to the Movie joint and then call Grant or Hayden to come and pick us up afterwards.”

Considering the options, I slowly begin to nod. “Sure, sounds like fun” I admit, the urge to get my nails done now rising as I hadn’t had them done in a while and I missed having them professionally done.

“Then it’s settled, go and get your things and I’ll drop you both off at the Spa then” smiles Mr. Gray, his hand reaching into his pocket for a set of keys.

“I already have my stuff” I say with a smile, pointing to my crossbody bag that is currently hung across from my body, my phone neatly tucked away inside of it.

“Ms. Kris?” asks Mr. Gray, his eyes now on hers even as she smiles.

“Already ahead of you Mr. G”

Chuckling at both of our antics, Mr. Gray moves to head for the front door of the house, only pausing long enough to make sure that we were both currently behind him before moving to roundup his car, another sleek black Audi Q3 making its appearance, making me wonder if Audi was all that my brother’s owned or if they had other models as well.

Watching the sleek SUV slowly pull up, I move to take a final look back towards Kris. “You ready sketti?” I ask, an uneasiness about today now settling within the pit of my stomach even as Kris laughs at my lame attempt to joke around.

“Girl, we were born ready” replies Kris, a smile now on her face even as we both slowly make our way down towards the car once Mr. Gray had gotten out to open the car door for us.

Please, Please let the rest of today go smoothly, I plead silently to myself, not totally sure what to do if something bad were to happen and me and Kris weren’t ready.

Sliding into the car, Kris and I carefully move to buckle ourselves in just as Mr. Gray carefully closes the door, his body now rounding the car to climb back into the driver seat before pulling off down the driveway to take us to our first destination, the Spa.