Chapter 15: Stella's Delight

Stella returned home honestly a bit annoyed but walked through the front doors of her townhouse with a smile. A maid dressed in a stereotypical black and white greeted her with a smile before presenting her a tablet with a small bow.

"Welcome home my Lady."

"Thank you Annalise. Anything on the agenda?"

"No, my lady. Everything you have requested has been handled with the most precise following of your instructions."

"Good. Annalise you are free to take the weekend off."

"As you wish my Lady. Miss Stella, is there anything you want me to plan for this weekend."

"I have no plans for this weekend. Contact me if only something major comes up. See you on Monday."

"Will do my Lady. Please have a wonderful weekend."

Stella's townhouse could happily fit a family of four but only housed herself and her mother when they had decided to stay in town. As for her father, well the pair never really saw eye to eye so they decided to keep a healthy distance.

Despite their distance though Stella's relationship with her father was one of respect. Their disagreements aside Stella was still sole heir to her father's company and little would ever change that.

The grandiose house and lack of parental supervision would be an absolute dream for most young adults but to Stella it was nothing more than empty. Many of the rooms were unused and unnecessary.

The kitchen hardly ever got used because she was hardly ever home and on the rare occasion she did have a meal in the town house she much rather order something than have Annalise cook something.

Annalise wasn't a bad cook but the issue was Stella only ever saw her as a secretary and outsider. When she was home she didn't wish to be quite so formal and Annalise only ever reminded her of work. With Annalise around she always had to be presentable and that is too much effort when you wanna lay around and read a novel.

This Friday however Stella was glad for the empty halls because she was annoyed and sad. Her last conversation with Mallory had clear left Mallory in a foul mood. It also didn't help that Mallory had been giving her the cold shoulder all day.

The pair had never really gotten around to interacting with each other in their more private lives but a common desire of each other had begun to grow or at the very least Stella thought so. In Stella's eyes the once cold and shielded Mallory had constantly invited her to become more intimate but anytime she pried with a little bit of effort into Mallory's softer or emotional side well Mallory just snapped shut.

Stella despite her smile always bit her lip as Mallory shied away. Part of her wanted to just hold Mallory by the cheeks and pull her into a kiss but she very well knew how important consent is and will always be.

The self wallowing of Stella as she flopped around in bed unfocused trying to read the comic on her phone was interrupted by a call from her future sister-in-law. Her heart began to sink seeing the number as there was no way the disgruntled Mallory and this call wasn't linked.

Ever since meeting Stella had texted Valerie on occasion and they quickly became friends but one thing they never did was hang out or voice call each other. With a deep sigh she quickly accepted the call. As each word was rapidly strung together, so did the intensity of the bright red hue spread across Stella's face.

"Yes I will happily!" screamed Stella in response before the call disconnected.

With a happy scream Stella flopped onto her bed. The rest of the afternoon into the wee early hours of the morning was filled with happy wiggles. However the rest of the weekend quickly returned to the dreary loneliness she had grown all too accustomed with throughout her life.

Stella had sent a couple messages to check in on Mallory and hopefully plan a date but every one of her messages went unread. Stella poked Valerie out of curiosity and was met with a text that said,"Please give her time to process her feelings. Mallory is a bit bad at being emotionally vulnerable."

A simple text but it didn't soothe the frayed nerves. Stella however just bit her tongue and waited. Each and every second was painfully slow and anything Stella tried to shift her focus away from Mallory ended in failure.

By Monday morning Stella had black circles around her eyes and her hair looked as though she just went through a tornado. Annalise for the first time since her new position had found her lady crashing on the sofa with a half eaten ice cream pint on the coffee table.

Something about Stella that morning made her seem like a normal girl to Annalise for she had only ever seen the stern and serious princess doll of the Amastacia Family. With a smile Annalise quickly put the house in order without disturbing Stella until the very last moment.

"My Lady you're going to be late for your classes." said Annalise as she gently tapped the sleeping girl's shoulder.

Stella was quickly startled awake as she noticed the familiar face of Annalise; she tried her best to wipe her face and brush her hair to at least look somewhat presentable.

"Annalise! What brings you here?"

"It is Monday my Lady."

"Wait, it's Monday!"

Stella had struggled to find her phone before frantically tapping at the screen. The reason her alarm didn't go off quickly became clear as the phone's battery died. Rushing to her room to get dressed she took a detour to quickly put her phone to charge.

After a quick shower she returned to her room to get dressed but took a small little detour to turn her phone on just in case she managed to miss something. Stella nearly dropped her phone as she saw a little icon pop across her phone screen indicating a text from Mallory. With nimble fingers she tapped at her screen until the message filled it.

"Hai, Stella. I would like to see you today. Mind if we skip classes today?"

CREATORS' THOUGHTS
ShyLunaria

A glimpse into Stella's life! Hope you enjoyed.

Thank you for all the readers who have come aboard recently as well as to all of those who have support me since the beginning. With this chapter we have crossed 15k words and I am postively elated to have reach such a milestone.

Your continual support has kept me going and I hope you keep enjoying!

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