KYLIE POV.
As a child, I had believed in love at first sight but as I grew up I came to realize that it was all a lie and such doesn't exist, at least not in this life. My greatest regret is that I was too stupid to pull back before my nemesis caught up with me hard. Deciding to leave my comfort zone, which I call home, for a new City is a very difficult decision, for not only would I be leaving my home, but I would also leave my whole life behind.
" You know you are always welcome back," I remembered what Joan, my childhood friend had said before I left home.
Joan has always been my friend since I was dumped in an orphanage home. When I had first gotten there, she used to be a bully but later, I realized that she was just putting the act, so she wouldn't be maltreated by the other bullies and eventually, we turned out to be great friends. I had been released from the home before her because to they thought I was older than her. She had been sad that I was leaving her and also happy that at last, I was leaving the shit hole, they called an orphanage. Later she also left the orphanage and luckily we met again when she was posted to my workplace. We came together and decided to move into the same apartment because she had said the farther we were the farther our relationship also was.
I chuckled as I remembered how childish she had behaved when she suggested it, it was the same childishness that overcame her when I informed her about my plight. She had told me that she was either following me or I wouldn't go anywhere so it had taken me weeks before I could convince her.
" I'm not leaving you forever. I'll come visiting once in a while." I had assured her.
Heaving a heavy sigh, I went out of the airport as I held my bag tightly. From afar I saw a man carrying a postcard, in which my name was bold.
" Miss. Levine?" He asked when I got to him.
When I nodded my head, he took my bags from me and led me to a car that was around the corner.
Before I left, I applied to work as a nanny, and immediately, I was given where to work. I had made sure that my flight was not going to interfere with the day I was going to start but I was told that my accommodation was taken care of, by the person who was hiring me.
Bluerose looked beautiful with the lights that lit up the City at night, the high buildings also added an effect to its beauty, and the busy street brought about life to the surroundings. It all looked lovely, it was obvious that the city was well planned out. From a restaurant around the corner, the rich and tantalizing aroma of beef filled the street and I heard a rumbling coming from my stomach. I began to regret, rejecting the food Joan had told me to eat before I left.
" Miss?" The chauffeur called from the wheels.
" Yes."
" Are you sure you don't want to put something in your stomach before we reach our destination?"
" No." I answered quickly, embarrassed." No, thanks. I'll be fine. How long is it?" I asked as I checked my phone.
" In the next twenty-four to thirty minutes." He said as he continued the unexpectedly long ride.
After some minutes, the car halted in front of a mansion, despite the tiredness I felt, I was astonished because it looked more like a palace than a normal house.
" Ma'am." The chauffeur called me, whilst he held the door open for me.
" Thanks," I said, getting down from the vehicle.
The house looked much better than when I had been in the car. The garden full of hibiscus surrounded the front of the house and looking to the left side, I noticed a pool just around the corner. Unlike other rich houses that I have seen so far, no one was loitering around so I guessed that they had no house help.
" This way." The chauffeur said leading me into the house.
As I entered the house, the interior was breathtaking, it held both elegance and simplicity, and it all smelt expensive. As I kept following the chauffeur, he led me up the stairs to a passage that was full of different art.
" You can stay here for the main time." He said as he opened the door to a room. "Mr. Vale is still at work while Miss. Vale is also asleep at the moment. Dinner would be brought to you soon before you sleep." He said as he dropped my bags at the doorstep.
" Thanks so much, but what time would he be back?"
" I can't say exactly, but he's normally back before midnight."
" Okay. Thanks again, Mr.... "
" Nate." He said before he left.
I was surprised upon entering the room, the room had been set to suit a female's taste. The wallpaper was of different shades of pink, a mirror was placed at the foot of the bed and the bed was...I do not know how to put it. It was mad. The sheet that covered the bed was made with pink and white silk and I was badly tempted to jump on it, to know how it felt but I remembered that I was still in the clothes I traveled in.
After I had eaten the food that was brought by the chauffeur, I took a long bath in the large bathroom, that had a jacuzzi enough to fit three people at a time, I went into my traveling bag and brought out my pajamas, I had preferred pajamas to a nightgown since when I was little because it made me feel comfortable and free. Climbing on the bed, I moaned at the softness of both the bed and the comfort of the duvet, that was provided alongside the bedspread.
It was the blaring of my phone that arouse me from my sleep. Drowsily, I reached for my phone from the lampstand and with my eyes closed picked up the call.
" Kylie!" Joan's shouted, that I had to move the phone away from my ear.
" Hey, Joan," I answered sleepily.
" What? You are still sleeping?" She asked as her voice showed shock and surprise.
" Yeah," I said as I opened my eyes and checked the time on my phone.
" What? It's already 9:28 am and I'm already on my way to work but you are lying there comfortably at this time."
" Joan, calm down it is still 5:29 am here. In the wee hours of the morning." I added.
" Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't know." She said sadly.
" You don't have to feel bad. Anyways, I'm supposed to be up before six in the morning." I said as I switched on the lampstand beside me.
" Why should you be up that early?"
" I couldn't meet Mr. Vale yesterday night because he came in very late so I guess he must be a very busy man and he might want to leave very early today, that's why I decided to wake up very early do that I can catch up with him before he leaves. I can't afford to miss him today." I explained before yawning as I sat up from the bed.
" Okay."
" So why did you call?" I asked as l stood up from the bed.
" I just called to check up on you since you didn't give me a call when you got there."
" Thanks so much. Hope you aren't finding it too hard without me there."
" I will manage but you know it would be wired, right?"
" Yeah, I know." I heaved heavily.
" Don't worry. I know you would come to visit so it won't be a big deal. I have to go now. Love you, bye." She said hurriedly.
" Sure, bye," I said before she dropped the call.
Minutes later after I had taken my bath and waited until six, I changed into appropriate cloth. I was already going to the kitchen to check what I can get before Mr. Nate came out, when I heard the clicking of a door, behind me. Startled, I turned around and what I saw stole my breath. The figure in front of me was a guy, naked to his waist with only a pair of towels around his hips, which made his V- part a bit visible, he had a broad chest with arbs. I shouldn't have looked at his face but I wasn't thinking straight at that moment, his hair was dripping wet with water, which made it obvious that he was just coming out of the shower, I couldn't quite see his face, due to the direction of the light but I could see the outline of his lips, which were full and pink, his skin was.....
I was distracted by the snapping of fingers at my face.
" Hello." He called, waving his fingers to my face.
" Ye..yes." I stuttered, embarrassed at my action.
" Are you fine? You seem a little pale."
" No. I mean yes." I said hurriedly." Yes, I'm alright."
" You must be the babysitter, Miss. Levine, right?" He asked.
" Yeah, I am."
" I'm Louis, Kim's Father." He said as he stretched his hand for a handshake.
" Oh, Mr. Vale," I said as I received his handshake. Suddenly, I remembered that this was my boss, and I had been looking at him giving him a wrong impression of myself. Embarrassed, I bowed my head in shame as I mentally scolded myself.
" Shall we proceed to the living room to continue the formalities?" He asked me breaking me from my train of thought but I just nodded my head.
" Yes, sir," I said, feeling it would be better if I talked than nod.
" But first, I'll need to change into something appropriate. You can wait for me in the living room." He said before going back to the room he came out from.