Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
River was speechless. This girl really…
Sighing, River didn’t say anything else.
After all, Beata was growing up and he didn’t want to argue with Yael.
Otherwise, if Beata wasn’t happy, he wouldn’t be happy either.
Back in their room, River let out a long sigh again.
Averi said, “Beata has her own ideas and it’s her birthday. Making her happy is the most important thing.”
River said, “I’m just feeling sentimental. Time passes too quickly. It feels like yesterday when my parents had their accident and now Beata has grown up and even likes someone.”
Everything happened so fast that River hadn’t even had time to think about how they got here. The days just flew by.
Averi said, “All you want is for Beata to be happy. Now that she’s happy, aren’t you relieved?”
River hugged Averi’s shoulder and said,”Thank goodness I have you by my side or else I’d be a lonely man.”
Averi gently stroked River’s back and said,”I’ll always be here for you.”
On Beata’s birthday, Harvey asked her early in the morning where she was holding her party this year.
He had brought a gift over early because it was particularly large and might be inconvenient to transport at the last minute.
To his surprise, Beata told Harvey that she wasn’t having a party this year but instead had a date with someone she liked.
It felt like a knife plunged into Harvey’s heart.
He stood there stunned for a while before finally managing to ask, “Beata, when did you start it?”
“It’s been three months now,” Beata replied. “I’ve been waiting for my birthday to confess my feelings to him.”
Harvey felt another stab of pain. He didn’t even need to ask who the man was; it was obviously the same one he had seen three months ago.
Harvey knew that this man picked up and dropped off Beata every day and even took care of her dog at his house. Although he’d known all these things for some time now, he still hadn’t given up hope.
He kept deceiving himself into thinking that as long as Beata didn’t explicitly reject him, there might still be a chance between them. But now she had made it clear in no uncertain terms.
This left him with no room for self-deception anymore.
Harvey didn’t say anything but silently licked his wounds instead. However, he still gave Beata his gift anyway since they’d grown up together from elementary school through high school until now.
In reality though, Harvey had always been waiting for something more between them than just friendship, because in his eyes all along Beata just hadn’t opened herself up emotionally yet, which would have allowed their relationship blossom naturally without any effort on either side’s part – or so he thought!
But reality hit hard when Beata revealed her true feelings about someone else on her birthday, leaving
Harvey feeling hurt beyond words!
Despite being devastated by what happened between them romantically speaking however, Harvey refused to blame or hold any grudges against anyone including himself or especially not towards dear old friend Beata whom he cherished deeply, regardless of whether they could ever become more than friends or not!
After all, love was an unpredictable thing and nobody can force others’ hearts!
Harvey still gave Beata the gift as usual, but he took something out of it that he had originally planned to use to confess his feelings to her. However, now it was completely useless.
Beata and Harvey still interacted like good friends, and that wouldn’t change. They were already good friends after all.
Harvey quickly adjusted his emotions so as not to ruin his friendship with Beata.
Being friends was hard enough, there was no need for them to become enemies just because they couldn’t be lovers. That would be childish behavior and Harvey didn’t consider himself a child anymore.
On her birthday, Beata spent the day at home with River and Averi celebrating by having a simple meal together. River and Averi both gave her gifts which included some money that River had been keeping safe for her until she turned 18 years old.
Although Beata used to think she was pretty well off before receiving this gift from River, she realized now that compared to what she received from him – she really wasn’t rich at all!
The money from writing novels wasn’t enough for her to be considered wealthy, but it did make her richer than many people of the same age group. She cherished this part of herself even more now since it came through hard work on her own part.
But in this moment when receiving these assets kept safe by River until adulthood, Beata realized how naive she had been about being rich before – compared with what lay ahead of her in life!
She felt like an overnight millionaire who didn’t know how or where she could spend her newfound wealth!
River and Averi were considerate of Beata’s feelings, knowing that if they were at home, she might not feel comfortable dressing up. After all, this was an important date and both of them had decided to let
Beata shine. So, after giving her gifts, River and Averi made an excuse to leave.
Beata knew their intentions and felt touched by their kindness. She felt like the luckiest girl in the world with such great families and someone she liked. Of course, it would be even more perfect if the person she liked also liked her back.
Although Beata could sense Yael’s affection for her when he looked at her with adoring eyes, as a girl, she really wanted a definite answer from him. She wanted to hear it from his own lips.
So today was all about preparing for her date with Yael without any distractions or interruptions. It was already considered a date since a few days ago when Beata told Yael that on her birthday this year, her dear brother and sister – in – law had something come up so she would be alone at night and asked if she could go over to his place to see the dogs.
Yael remained silent for a moment before telling Beata that before seeing the dogs they should have dinner together – just the two of them – on her birthday night.
Although this wasn’t their first time having dinner alone together since they had been eating almost every evening for three months now; both of them knew that this particular meal meant something more significant than usual.
However, when it came down to deciding what they should eat, there was some disagreement between them: Yael thought it should be grander since it was a birthday celebration while Beata simply wanted him to cook for her instead which he agreed upon eventually.
Beata told Yael not to come pick her up but instead stay home while she prepared herself properly in an elegant dress along with makeup done perfectly, complemented by jewelry gifted by Averi, which made even an ordinary dress look regal.
As Beata emerged from the Knight family’s estate, she noticed the driver who had come to pick her up pause for a moment. She climbed into the car feeling nervous and uncertain. This was different from her usual calm demeanor, and she wondered if she might die at any moment.
Thankfully, as they arrived at Livingwards Mansion, Beata regained her composure. Her mind was filled with thoughts of Yael; tonight could be the night that their relationship changed forever.
As Beata stepped out of the elevator, she saw Yael leading three large dogs towards her. They hadn’t discussed what to wear beforehand, but their outfits matched perfectly – both were dressed in formal attire that wasn’t too flashy or out of place.
Beata was used to seeing Yael in black clothing but this was the first time he had worn something lighter. He looked even more handsome than she had imagined.
She couldn’t take her eyes off him as he reached out his hand and said “Happy birthday Miss.”
If it were any other day, Beata would have been furious with Yael for calling her “Miss.” But for some reason, hearing him say it now made her heart flutter.
It was like their own special nickname between them, and it made her feel extra sweet. Yael took
Beata’s hand and led her inside.
Beata immediately saw Number Four all dressed up and looking beautiful. She crouched down to pet
Number Four’s head and said, “Yael, you’re so amazing. Number Four is so well-behaved even though she’s so young.”
Yael replied, “Number Four has a good personality too.”
“Or maybe you just taught her well,” Beata added.
Either way, she knew that Yael had done a great job teaching Number Four. He chuckled softly at her comment and became even more adorable in Beata’s eyes.
“Let’s eat first before the food gets cold,” Yael suggested.
Beata nodded but didn’t tell him that she had purposely saved room in her stomach just to enjoy her birthday meal. She had skipped out on eating with River and Averi earlier just to make sure she could savor every bite of what he cooked up for her.
Yael had prepared eight dishes plus soup, and every single one was something that Beata loved to eat.
She looked at him then back at the table full of delicious food before saying, “Yael, you seem to know exactly what I like.”
In fact, there were things about herself that even she didn’t know yet but somehow he did!
“Well,” he replied with a smile on his face as if sharing an inside joke only they could understand, “you might be scared if I told you this but… I’ve been secretly observing you for many years now.”
It had actually been twelve years since he saved Beata from danger; ever since then, he’d kept watch over her without ever letting on how much he cared about keeping safe from harm or making sure everything in life went smoothly for her.
Instead of being frightened by his words though, all it did was make Beate giggle, “Yael,” she said while shaking head slightly, “you’re really cute.”
For the first time in his life someone called him cute. If anyone else dared say such a thing, they would surely get punched or worse… but coming from someone as sweet as Beata? It felt different somehow…
She wasn’t trying to flirt or tease him either- this was simply how she felt about their relationship-
comfortable enough around each other where anything went including compliments.
Her attention shifted back towards the food which looked absolutely divine. All of them were dishes that catered specifically towards what she liked most- not because they were easy recipes but because
Yaels cooked them.
As soon as each dish hit her taste buds, she couldn’t help herself from smiling ear-to-ear. After tasting everything once over again, Beata gave Yaels’ cooking skills two thumbs up without hesitation.
Beata said, “Yael, if I keep eating your food like this for too long, my taste buds will become spoiled and
I won’t be able to eat anything else in the future.”
Upon hearing this, Yael almost blurted out that she could just eat his food for the rest of her life. But he realized it was too early to say something like that to Beata.
Beata didn’t hear Yael’s voice and didn’t continue the topic. She didn’t want any awkwardness at the dinner table. After all, Yael had prepared so many dishes and they needed to focus on eating.
For the rest of their time together, they chatted about random topics instead of flirting with each other.
Beata was so focused on eating that her stomach became bloated by the end of their meal.
She couldn’t eat anymore and put down the fork. Yael asked her when she wanted to have cake.
Beata hesitated for a moment before asking instinctively, “Did you make the cake too?”
Yael stood up and reached out to Beata, saying, “Come with me and take a look.”
Beata immediately jumped off her chair and followed Yael to see the cake.
The cake placed inside the refrigerator was not very large, but it was delicate and beautiful.
Most importantly, this cake was made by Yael. Just for this reason, Beata was already excited and wanted to scream.
Unfortunately, Beata was too full to eat anymore right now.
Her small face instantly drooped, and Beata said, “If you had told me there was cake earlier, I wouldn’t have eaten so much.”
After saying this, Beata thought for a moment and said, “That won’t do either. You worked so hard to prepare all these dishes. I can’t just not eat them.”
Yael was amused by Beata’s words and at the same time, his heart felt soft and tender.
