Bound

28. A Couple At Last !

Not edited, please excuse any grammatical errors!

******

Amara's eyes opened slowly only to be clenched shut tightly again upon seeing the bright, morning light coming in through the large glass windows of her room. She groaned lightly, her arm curving up to rest half over her forehead and half over her eyes.

She needed to get up, she realised, and start preparing to leave for school but after a night of fretful sleep, she had very little energy to do so. Even then she sat up on the bed, being driven by the surprisingly huge well of motivation.

For today she would be seeing Valerio for the first time since the party in Newyork that had taken place three days ago.

Unlike the Valentini's who had left the very same night for Italy, the Romero Don had decided to extend the family's stay by another day and a half on her Grandpa Sean's insistence.

Amara blushed slightly as she remembered the brief farewell that she had exchanged with Valerio.

Aware of the several eyes on them, Amara had only been able to offer a shy smile to Valerio, bidding him to a safe journey.

Valerio on the other hand had no qualms to take her hand in his and place a small kiss on her wrist in the clear view of her grandparents, much to Amara's horror, before walking away without another word.

Amara shook her head to dispel her thoughts, a small lighting up her face unconsciously. She felt her cheeks getting hot as she remembered their discussion on the beach. Even she couldn't believe that she had said 'yes' to Valerio Valentini.

Amara could only hope that her decision had been right.

*****

"There you are", Rose said as she saw her niece running into the dining hall, simultaneously trying to braid her damp hair."I was just about to come and see if you were awake myself."

"I'm sorry Aunt Rose", Amara apologised as she took her seat next to Damien,"I couldn't sleep properly at night."

"It's alright. Have your breakfast",she said.

"You look exhausted", Amara spoke in greeting, when her eyes fell on Damien.

"I had an intense work out session", Damien replied back with a tired smile.

Amara winced at his reply. He was still under probation.

She had seen how her cousins trained usually, like militants preparing for battle. Uncle Rickard didn't cut them any slack when physical trainings was concerned. But never before had Damien looked so exhausted. Amara could only wonder what he was going through. She couldn't help but feel guilty for the part she had played in his punishment.

"You both complete your breakfast before leaving", Aunt Rose said, disrupting Amara's train of thought, as she stood up from her seat while one of the servants came forward to clear up the table.

She wished them a good day before hurriedly leaving the dining hall.

"Why did she leave earlier than usual?", Amara asked curiously.

"Mother has an important meeting with one of the clients", he replied.

Amara nodded her head. Her Aunt was one of the leading attorney's in the country and most of the times had her schedule packed with meetings.

"Did Allister leave?", Amara asked, "And uncle isn't here as well."

"They are on the manor grounds", Damien answered. "We'll leave after our breakfast is done."