When Ambrose came back he was a sweaty mess carrying a lot of things which he dropped in the entrance and ran towards the bathroom after hearing Zielle crying.
“Elle? Are you okay?” He stood in front of the tub with her inside “What’s wrong?”
“You are finally back!” She sniffled
He kneeled in front of the tub with his eyes only focused on her face, he hugged her and started rubbing her back gently
“I counted to one hundred and ninety-five and you weren’t here, I thought you left me”
“I would never do that Zielle, I made a promise I plan to keep”
Suddenly a middle aged woman stepped inside the bathroom.
“Oh my! Such a bad mannered young man! How dare you be in the same bathroom as a young unmarried girl is bathing” She pulled his shirt, causing him to let go of Zielle “Go outside you pervert!”
“Rose? What’s going on?” Zielle extended her arms looking for him
“Miss Lyra is going to help you okay, she’s a good person so you can trust her, I’ll be outside” He turned his head to the side while Lyra pushed him out of the bathroom “Miss Lyra be careful not only is she blind, but she also comes from a very horrible place”
“Yes, I get it, I’ll take good care of her so leave now!”
Ambrose stepped out of the bathroom and leaned against the wall next to the door that remained open.
“Oh dear look at those bruises and injuries! I’ll disinfect them later and put a bandage on them”
“Will the pain go away with that?”
“A little but yes you will feel better” There was splashing sounds “I have never seen such a beautiful hair color”
“Is it that beautiful?”
“Yes, the color resembles the sky, and the sky is very beautiful”
“Wow…Leonora said that it was like the ocean”
“I think the color of the ocean is darker, compare to the sky”
“So, my hair is a clear color?”
Lyra tittered “Yes dear your hair is a beautiful light shade of blue”
Ambrose shook his head slightly while hearing Zielle complain about the pain and Miss Lyra reassuring her. After a while there was sounds of water hitting the floor
“Alright dear, now is time to dry and dress you” Ambrose’s eyes widened, he hadn’t thought about the fact that she needed dresses and shoes
“Huh… it’s too big I might need to adjust it, but it works for now”
“It’s soft and warm” Zielle giggled “Is this your dress?”
“Ah yes, it was my daughter’s favorite dress but now it’s yours”
“Thank you Miss Lyra” The sound of the tub being drained could be heard and of a stool being dragged “I’ll tell Rose to give you something…is there anything you want?”
“Oh no dear is not necessary…sit here” Lyra walked towards the door and knocked twice “Now your highness you can come in”
Ambrose entered the bathroom, now that her hair and body was clean, they looked paler, which made the injuries and bruises more visible. Ambrose couldn’t help think that she looked cute wearing that brown dress that looked a little big on her
“Now do you have bandages and disinfectant? Her wounds need attention” Lyra said while tying Zielle’s hair on a ponytail
“Yes…here” Thinking ahead he had brought a little box full of medicine
“May I ask what happened to her?” Lyra said while starting to disinfect and bandage
Ambrose was about to answer but Zielle beat him to it “Well since I can’t see…I get hurt a lot” She laughed nervously
“Oh my, well lucky you that you have such a strong and handsome man to take care of you from now on” She smiled and winked at Ambrose
***
It was nighttime, and Ambrose returned to the mansion after escorting the lady back to her house. He walked towards the drawing room where he left Zielle and there, she was trying her best not to fall asleep on the couch.
“Elle I’m back” Ambrose held her hand “It’s late so let’s go to sleep” He helped her stand
Before they could take a step Zielle pulled his hand making him turn towards her “Rose…thank you so much” She squeezed his hand softly “I know I’m too much of a burden but I’m grateful that you still decided to take me with you”
He lifted her bridal style and made his way to the second floor “Elle you aren’t a burden and never will” He opened a door that revealed a big bedroom, the color of the walls and furniture was red, and in the far right there was a big double glass door that led to a balcony
Lyra and Ambrose had cleaned this room while Zielle was taking a nap. Ambrose led Zielle to the bed and helped her lie down. He then lit the fireplace and close the curtains.
“Ambrose…Please don’t leave” Zielle gripped the sheets
Ambrose walked towards the bed and lay down “I’m here, so go to sleep” Zielle sat up “What happened?”
“You are going to leave once I fall asleep aren’t you” She pouted
Ambrose sighed and covered himself with the sheets, and made Zielle lie down again
She extended her hand which he took “Thank you” She smiled
“Can I ask how you ended up with Leonora?” Ambrose turned to his side facing Zielle
“Well Leonora said that she was my nanny…and that my parents entrusted me to her before they passed away” She closed her eyes and took a deep breath “I can’t remember why my parents die or my life before I ended in that place with Leonora”
“You don’t have to force yourself…anyways thank you for telling me” Ambrose didn’t want to push her too much, besides whenever she cried, he had this weird feeling that he did something wrong ”Time to sleep!”
“Wait I haven’t finished” She squeezed his hand
“What are you doing?” Ambrose blushed when he remembered that she couldn’t see and that what he was doing was useless
He cleared his throat “That’s what you do when you want to wish someone good dreams” He laughed nervously
After Ambrose said that she extended her hand trying to find his face and once she did, she placed her hand the same way he had.
“Good night” She smiled
***
Ambrose was listening to Lyra’s explanation on how to style Zielle’s hair
Ambrose nodded, he found it funny how he was tired of always having to take care of people and always putting them first but here he was. After Lyra was done with Zielle’s hair she went down to the kitchen to prepare lunch, and Ambrose once again turned the chair around and kneeled in front of Zielle.
“So…how do you feel?” He look up at her “Do you like living with me?”
Zielle nodded “Yes, I don’t feel miserable anymore…besides Rose is very warm” She smiled
“Well that’s great…how about the pain, is it still bad?” He looked down at her arms and hands
“It hurts less…Miss Lyra said that the pain would go away if I eat and sleep a lot”
He stood up and lifted her “Well then, let’s go eat!"
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