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" How about we help each other?" He says and I look up at him, eyes still wet from the tears streaming down my cheeks, heart freshly broken from the public humiliation and betrayal that was Lucas's breakup. I can faintly make out the first droppings of snow floating magically under the light of the street lamps. It's that time of the year, a time for wool coats, a time for relaxing, none of which I'll be doing. "I'm an orphan with a wicked aunt and a boyfriend who left her because she has nothing to her name, how could I possibly help you?" I say another sob escaping my lips. "Marry me" he replies and my eyes widen in anger. Is he mocking me?. I look into the eyes of this stranger and see he's dead serious. "I need a wife, you need a home, marry me and you'll have all you want". I nod.

A Snowy Marriage (A Christmas agreement)

I might not have realised it, I might not have realised before but i suspect it now. I love Adrian. I am in love with him. I know that is not true yet, I'm not in love with him just yet, well maybe I am, but everything is simply so confusing.

Everything is simply so confusing now and with what has been happening these past few days, I don't really think that it would be safe to be in love with him, at least not until I figure out everything that is happening here.

I think my stars that Adrian cannot read thoughts. I thank my stars that no one can read thoughts because it is simply going to have a devastating effect if they see what is running through my mind right now.

The mystery of exactly what is happening here is still lodged securely at the forefront of my mind. It is still lodged securely at the forefront of my mind and I have to find out exactly what is happening here.

There's also the matter of Eras. There's also the matter of the little boy who is still sleeping in our rooms.

"Is there any way that I can keep an eye on Ercles?" I say looking at the both of them and Alice smiles. She smiles such a wide smile that I know what is passing through her head right now.

I'm bbehaving like a worried mother. I am behaving like a worried mother but still can I help it?. Can I help it when the boy has taken front seat in my heart.

It is almost like every three minutes my thoughts simply stray back to him again and I smile at myself.

Mum would be proud of me, Mum would be proud of me because this was the exact same way that she had loved me. She had loved me like I was her world. She had loved me like there was nothing that could ever separate us, she had loved me like she would keep on loving me no matter what happens and no matter what may come, she would still keep on loving me and that is exactly how I love this boy.

It is almost like I feel a connection between us, an instant connection that has bound us together and so my mind is always linked to him.

She hands me her phone and I cock an eyebrow up at her.

She tells me to look at it and I look at it only to see our room, sorry only to see Adrian's room clearly displayed on her phone.

He is still sleeping on the bed, he's still sleeping so quietly and peacefully and there's no disturbance.

The phone, the pen, the piece of paper in which i had written out instructions on is still firmly lodged on the little table that is by the side of the bed.

He is still sleeping quietly and I heave a sigh of relief at this.

I look at Alice and a question immediately pops into my mind.

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