Falling for Rosie

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Samuel's POV

I had thought that given the events of tonight, the walk home would be silent, her eyes looking anywhere but me, avoiding conversations, keeping discussions short and quick, distant out of fear I might snap again, become more guarded from me after the image I have just shown to her by mistake

My anger and rage.

Her disgust and disappointment was expected

"Make sure to change the bandages when you get home, and put some ointment, you have ointment right?" She says quickly as if ranting the instructions with sped, that would put a rapper to shame "don't forget to clean the wound before that, use a cotton bud, or those medical gauze thingies they use, you should also eat all that anger and the throwing must have made you famished maybe we should stop by McDonalds for a bite, you don't want to eat too soon before bed and if we eat then walk again it will have digested proper" I couldn't help but chuckle She was going on and on, not at all what I was expecting it surprised me just how much she seemed to care, as if she was genuinely concerned for me

In response to my chuckle she gave me a glare "whats funny? you think I'm joking" she says, her french accent sounding more pronounced than usual, i liked it better than her forced American accent

"No, its just, Ive never had an assistant who scolding me like a child before" or anyone for that matter.

"Well I am one of a kind"

That you are I wanted to says but I couldnt bring myself to say it

"Obviously your not a child, I just want to make sure your taking care of yourself, after the events of tonight" her eyes directed down to her fingers were she was fidgeting with her nails

She must've been quite startled, despite not letting it show on her face

"Im sorry you had to see that side of me, it must've frightened you, that wont happen again"

"You don't have to say sorry, I was more scared you were gonna hurt yourself than anything" her hand gently patting my arm "I don't know what's troubling you but I hope I offered some semblance of comfort"

I didn't know what to say it reply, her responses never cease to surprise me, and at the same time hurt my chest, I might need to go to the doctors.

Amidst my silence she adds"Everyone gets angry every now and then but Im sorry the whole hulk moment you had might be because of all that coffee you drink, what did I tell you, you should drink more tea, tea is also very healthy"

She went back to scolding me like a child but unlike the other scoldings this one wasn't unpleasant, I don't actually mind it, I dont find the need to bark back a rebuttal or make a snide comment maybe I have been desensitized to nagging, criticism, and rants, or maybe I just listening her endless comments without her even breaking a sweat she wasn't scolding me because she was mad, but rather concerned for me I never had this type of scolding before

A tingle was felt bubbling in my stomach, how unpleasant maybe I was hungry after all but

"What were you working on that made you stay back so late"

"I was waiting for you, an assistant should never leave before their boss"

i looked down at her, my eyes probably looked like they were about to fall out, I didnt know if I wanted to punch myself or laugh, I was in a silent debate on how to get her to leave, when she was just waiting for me "you don't have to do that anymore" mentally smacking myself

"I don't mind, what were you doing that made you stay so late?"

I hesitated for a minute, contemplating whether I should be honest and admit that I was to cowardly to leave first in fear I would be too tempted to find a way to stay with her for a little longer, instead I told a half truth "my father called, he wants me to look for my mother"