Arnold arrived home quite early and he went to Jenna's room but she wasn't there.
After an hour he was seated in the Sitting room watching a movie when she walked in.
"Where were you?." His eyes didn't leave the big screen.
"I..I.." she stuttered
"I asked you a question." His voice was still calm.
"I went to meet Ace." She looked to the floor. Arnold slowly turned to look at her.
"You left without telling anyone, most especially me." He glared at her and for the first time she felt he was really angry at her.
"I'm sorry I..I only went there cause I was given a job." She felt like crying.
"Your life was in danger Jenna, why would you take such risks?." He yelled.
"Nothing happened to me, I'm okay."
"You should never go out without informing me, got that?." He yelled and she nodded immediately then she ran off to her room.
Arnold closed his eyes and exhaled. He shouldn't have raised his voice at her.
"Did he got angry cause I left the house or Cause I went with Ace?." She said to herself.
She didn't know what he was talking about, she was perfectly fine, so why would her life be in danger for just leaving the Mansion?
She knew it was something really serious and that was why he reacted like that but how would her life be in danger?
She sat on the bed and rested her head on the wall in deep thought. She felt the door open and she looked up to see it was Arnold.
"Are you okay?." He walked to her. She looked away and nodded in response.
"Didn't mean to raise my voice. Your safety is my priority now, so you should never leave without telling me." He sat close.
"What did you mean when you said my life was in danger?." She asked still thinking.
Of course he expected that question. He shrugged. "Was scared you might run into the pillars again." He grinned then she remembered the first day he caught her and called her clumsy when she slipped.
"Were you crying?." He studied her face and she looked away fast before he saw her dried tears.
"Hey." He held her chin making her to face him then he wiped the tears of with his thumb.
"I've said it countless of times that I don't like it when you cry." He cupped her face with one hand.
"You've been acting strange for days now, have I done anything wrong? Are you tired of having me around or should I just leave?."
"You've done nothing wrong. You aren't safe here Jenna." He lowered his gaze.
"Safe?." She asked.
"You'll hate me soon and you'll leave on your own, that I'm certain."
"Arnold." She called.
"I don't want to hurt you Jenna. Wish you could just go and probably forget you ever met me."
"What are you saying?." She placed her hand on his cheek.
"I'm not a good man."
"You are a good man Arnold, can you please stop?." She said softly as she hugged him.
"You should never try to do anything to make me leave you cause I've promised not to." She hugged him more right.
"You've promised?." He asked with a grin.
"Yes, about the job..."
"What about it?."
"It's a teaching job, the school is not far from home." She looked into both his eyes.
"You've got a job here so why do you need another?."he asked.
"I barely go out here, I too the job so I could go out more often."
"I thought we've talked about this and you agreed on working here." He looked away.
"Yes, but...but I could do both!" She smiled.
"I don't want you to leave my sight."
"It's just a three hour day job, so please accept, I love the children there already ." She made a cute face and he had to agree.
"Okay but you'll have to return home early. You shouldn't stay out so late, you should be back before 4pm."
She wondered why he made such a rule, she was staying in his house so what did she expect? His house his rules.
"That's a perfect timing cause I'd finish before then." She clapped.
"But why these rules?." She asked.
"For your safety, you should have something to eat." He stood up and walked to the door.
"I'll go get you food." He left.
*******
The next morning Arnold was already up dressed in his suit. He walked into her room and saw her sleeping like an Angel, he slowly walked to her and stared at her beautiful face.
"It's Morning Princess." He whispered in her ear.
"Not yet." She mumbled with her eyes closed.
He studied her face and then pushed hair strands that fell on her face behind her ear. He admired her while she was asleep. She looked more beautiful with her eyes closed.
"Today is your first day of work."
She slowly opened her eyes to see his face really closed to hers, she couldn't tilt her head cause If she did their lips would touch.
"You're up already." She said with sleepy eyes.
"Today is your first day and we're going to be late." He glanced at the watch on his wrist.
"We?." She asked
"Yes, I'll drop you off." He said.
"Really??."
He nodded and she climbed out of the bed and walked to the bathroom.
After some minutes she came back to see Arnold struggling with comb stuck in his hair.
His hair was rough and it made him look funny. She tried hard not to laugh but she couldn't help it.
(Cackles) she covered her mouth with her hand as her face was now red. He turned to her wondering why she laughed.
"What is it?." He asked confused.
"Come look." She dragged him to the mirror. A smile appeared on his face. "That's what was funny." He looked at his appearance.
"Come sit." She pulled out the chair and made him sit in front of the mirror.
"The comb." She brought her palm to his face.