Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
He sighed inwardly at his own thoughts before muttering under his breath, “What am I even thinking?”
Ten minutes later, Yael finished cooking dinner. Beata came over after washing her hands and couldn’t help but compliment him, “Yael, you’re amazing! You said ten minutes and it really was ten minutes.”
Yael replied, “I was afraid you’d be hungry so I made some dishes that are easy to cook.”
Beata looked at the dishes on the table – four dishes and one soup: beef salad, chicken and vegetable stir-fry, Spaghetti bolognese, asparagus gratin topped with poached egg and pumpkin soup- all of which she loved.
Without hesitation or formality, Beata picked up a chicken and took a bite. The taste was incredible –
just like the flavor she loved.
Looking at Yael with excitement in her eyes, Beata exclaimed, “Yael! You’re so talented! How did you make this taste so good?” She almost fell in love with it right then and there.
Yael chuckled, “You’re exaggerating.”
Beata shook her head vigorously, “No way! It’s really delicious – incredibly delicious!”
Yael laughed again as he watched Beata finish off the chicken before saying, “Then try something else.”
Beata tasted each dish one by one and became even more certain that Yael’s cooking style was exactly what she liked.
However, this whole thing was just a coincidence. Cooking for Yael was simple home-style cooking;
nothing special or fancy. Beata had always eaten this kind of food at home cooked by their chef.
It wasn’t until yesterday that Yael realized his feelings for Beata; otherwise he would have doubted himself if he had planned it all along.
The meal filled up Beata completely.
She had thought about washing the dishes herself but decided against it because she didn’t want to break anything in his kitchen due to her clumsiness. She never got along well with kitchens anyway.
It wasn’t because she was delicate , but rather, she worried about causing damage.
For safety reasons, it would be better not to tempt fate.
So instead of taking unnecessary risks, she stayed on the couch.
Of course, Yael didn’t need Beata to do this. He just put the dishes in the dishwasher.
Number Four woke up from her nap looking disoriented since she was still getting used to the new environment.
Following instructions left by previous owner, she fed Number Four some milk. Number Four seemed like a healthy eater who enjoyed every sip. The bottle emptied quickly.
Beata played with Number Four for a while before realizing that it was already nine o’clock. Today, she couldn’t stay at Yael’s house as late as she did yesterday because she had to wake up early for school.
She was eager to go pick up her dog and finish her homework at school. Otherwise, she would have to burn the midnight oil when she got home.
But leaving Number Four with Yael made Beata reluctant to leave. She kept turning back and dragging her feet until it took half an hour for her and Yael to finally come downstairs.
As they sat in the car, Beata kept worrying about whether the other dogs would bully little Number Four.
“What if she gets scared?” Beata asked anxiously.
Yael hadn’t started the car yet when he heard this question. He suggested, “Do you want me to go back upstairs with you?”
Beata hesitated but ultimately shook her head and said, “No thanks. If I go back up there again, I’ll just keep thinking about these things. I don’t want to keep going back and forth between here and home.”
Yael didn’t say anything but his thoughts were running wild again.
If this continued without any resolution soon enough, he might just drive himself crazy over this girl.
But what could he do? He couldn’t help but fall for this little lady after all.
Beata returned home and was walking up the stairs when she heard River’s voice, “Back already?”
Startled, Beata looked up at River leaning on the railing and said, annoyed, “Why are you scaring me like that, River? Don’t you know it’s not funny?”
River replied, “I thought maybe you weren’t coming back.”
This only made Beata more upset. She marched up the stairs and stood in front of River with her hands on her hips. “What do you mean? Why wouldn’t I come back home? Are you trying to kick me out or something?”
River retorted, “Well then tell me this – where did you go every night in the past two days?”
Beata choked a little before confidently responding, “I’ve been visiting Yael.” She looked at River suspiciously. “You knew where I was all along. Why ask me now? What are you trying to find out from me?”
“I know,” River said. “I just don’t know when did you get to know Yael so well?”
Giving River a speechless look, Beata said, “River, you are so funny. You clearly know when I know
Yael, but you deliberately ask me. What do you want to know?”
Listening to Beata speak so boldly made River realize he might have been overthinking things.
He had planned on teasing her a bit but it seemed like this little girl wasn’t easily fooled.
“I was just thinking how fast my little sister is growing up,” he said with a sigh.
Beata rolled her eyes and walked past him towards her room. As she passed by him, she suddenly remembered something important.
“By the way,” she called out over her shoulder. “I wanted to let you know that I’ll be going over to Yael’s house every day from now on because I got a puppy! He’s helping me take care of her until she grows bigger.”
River stood there stunned as his good sister informed him about getting a dog without any prior warning.
She really was something else but he couldn’t help but feel proud of how independent she had become.
Beata didn’t want anyone ruining her happiness so she retreated into her room knowing that each day would be special in its own way.
As the days passed by, Beata continued to attend school during the day and take care of her dog at night. And then, she celebrated her own coming-of-age birthday.
Originally, Beata wanted to make something happen during these three months, at least to further her relationship with Yael.
However, it was evident that she did not want to do so. Her relationship with Yael had also become more familiar than before.
And Beata can feel that Yael was very kind to her, it can be said, exceptionally good.
Of course, Beata also came to realize more and more during this process that she liked Yael.
She really liked him.
Now that she had finally reached adulthood, Beata was starting to feel restless. She wanted to take her relationship with Yael to the next level.
Of course, this was even further, not physical, but relational.
After all, she had not yet gone to college, and if she had taken it that far, she was sure that no matter how close River and Yael were, Yael would have been beaten to death and she would have been skinned.
So, honestly speaking, Beata still thought that following the rules and doing things step by step was better.
Of course, she still wanted to have a meaningful birthday this year.
Previously, on Beata’s birthday, River would always arrange a grand birthday party for her.
When she was young, Beata really found it interesting and enjoyed it very much.
But now that she had grown up, her preferences had also changed. She no longer cared about the things she liked when she was a child.
Especially for her birthday this year, she had someone she liked and of course wanted to spend it with the person she liked.
So when River asked Beata how she wanted to celebrate her birthday, Beata casually replied, “It doesn’t have to be anything special. It’s not like it’s a huge occasion.”
“Is a birthday still not important when you become an adult?” River said.
He did it on purpose.
River was well aware of Beata’s little plan to celebrate her birthday with Yael, which really gave River a heart attack.
His younger sister, whom he raised on my own, had just come of age and was eager to become someone else’s girl as soon as possible.
River had no hope of Beata being an obedient sister, but she couldn’t abandon him.
Beata looked at River and said, “River, I didn’t know you had such a strong sense of ceremony.”
River looked at her speechlessly and said, “You don’t know a lot of things, but looking at you now, it doesn’t seem like you want to give me a chance.”
Beata pouted and felt like baring her teeth and claws at River.
Before River and Averi got together, she put in so much effort to assist them, always finding ways to bring the two of them together.
Now when it was her turn, River was so unreliable.
If he didn’t want to help, at least he should not try to sabotage.
This was really making her angry.
Beata glared at River with a huff, and really wanted to fight her brother.
However, she was very timid and afraid to do so.
There was no other way. Beata can only resign herself and say, “Then you can celebrate it however you want. I’ll follow your arrangements.”
Anyway, River also cared about the sense of ceremony.
River looked at Beata’s compromising expression and said, “Your sister-in-law and I have something to do tonight. We’ll stay home with you during the day. As for the evening, you can arrange it however you like.”
Upon hearing this, Beata stared straight at River for a while, making sure that he was serious and not trying to deceive her.
In an instant, Beata’s heart felt as if there were little deer running wild inside it, jumping up and down.
She even felt like screaming to express her excitement.
However, she still held back.
She had to endure it.
Beata immediately nodded and said to River, “You’re the best. I like you the most.”
