Breakfast

　　Irena's POV

　　I woke up rather late the next day, and I woke up hungrier than usual. I brushed my teeth, changed into a plain white T-shirt I found in the wardrobe, wore a pair of shorts, and headed out of the room.

　　As I came out of my room, my nose was hit with the smell of scrambled eggs and bacon and steak. It was a combination of different scents and my stomach growled in response. I was so hungry.

　　I walked into the balcony where I and Alexey had had lunch and nearly salivated at the array of delicious and delicious breakfast meals.

　　Charles was placing a plate of hot steak on the table.

　　"Good morning Charles," I greeted cheerfully.

　　" Good morning Miss Irena," he answered with the blandest expression ever.

　　" These look delicious," I said excitedly, sitting on one of the chairs.

　　" They taste delicious too,"

　　I laughed, "I bet they do, I'm starving. Where's Alexey?" I haven't seen him at all since I woke up, I came to the balcony hoping I'll see him too.

　　I convinced myself that I'm eager to see him because after all, I'm here on a date with him. And I'm not eager to see him because I just wanted to see his handsome face.

　　"He took the dogs for a walk and ordered that I prepare breakfast and you could eat I'm his absence of wait for his arrival which would be any time soon," I'm his thick British accent, he sounded managed to sound like he was reading straight out of a textbook

　　I couldn't help but frown in disappointment though, I mean he brought me here on a date, shouldn't he spend all the time I'm here with me? He could easily ask Charles to walk the dogs, now it's going to seem weird if I go ahead and have breakfast without him and I was too hungry to wait for him to arrive. He just keeps giving me more reason to not have anything that's more than sexual intercourse with him.

　　"When did he leave?" I was unable to hide the disappointment in my voice.

　　" An hour ago,"

　　I nodded slowly, "you said he'll be back anytime soon right?"

　　" Yes, in a few minutes,"

　　I sighed, " I'll wait for him then,"

　　" Alright, Miss,"

　　He was going to leave when I thought of something.

　　"Hey, can you keep me company while I wait for Alexey to come back?" I asked politely, expecting him to refuse. He didn't seem like the kind of guy who would want to sit and have conversations with another girl his master had brought to the country house.

　　He appeared to contemplate for some seconds, "alright, I wouldn't mind keeping you company, Miss Irena,"

　　I smiled, "thanks a lot! So where are you from Charles?"

　　He smiled slightly, " I am from Whales,"

　　"How long have you been working for Alexey?" I was curious, was he the Alfred to Alexey's Batman?

　　He hummed, spending some seconds recollection his thoughts, "I think for five years now,"

　　I guess he's not.

　　There was a comfortable silence between us for some minutes. u until Charles spoke up again.

　　"Forgive my master for not being here but instead chose to walk his dogs," Charles said apologetically, " Master Alexey has not been on a date for a long time,"

　　I was slightly surprised at Charles apologizing on Alexey's behalf. "It's fine, I'm not too worried about it. I'm hungry, but I don't mind waiting for him to come back,"

　　He nodded stiffly, " thank you,"

　　"What's he like? Are you two close?"

　　" I would say we are close, my master is a good man if you get to know him for who he is," I felt like he was trying to send a message across to me.

　　"Really?" I was surprised. "Why the hell is he rude to women? I'm sure you must have seen the way he treats females, with disrespect and disregard. If he's a good man, then why does he treat females like that?"

　　Charles smiled, " that is not for me to tell. But I'm sure you are aware that experiences change people?"

　　I thought about it, " well you're right, but that doesn't mean everyone has to be paid for bad experiences you had," it was the truth. I wonder what happened to him though, that made him act this way. Admirably, certain experiences would make you hate or dislike things related to it, so I guess it's understandable that he is the way he is. It doesn't mean that I plan to deal with it though.

　　Fuck! Look how I'm thinking like I was asked to marry him or something.

　　I sighed, "I guess it's understandable why people behave the way they behave after being mistreated or having bad experiences in such issues. So I guess we shouldn't be quick to judge him,"

　　Charles smiled, " that's very thoughtful of you Miss Irena, you don't have to worry about being too hungry, My master is here," he informed, standing up and adjusting his cuffs.

　　Huhn? I looked around and saw Alexey coming towards the balcony. He was wearing a black hoodie and a black pair. of joggers.

　　"Hey there beautiful," he called out as he approached us.

　　" You're lucky you came just in time, I was about to have lunch without you,"

　　He chuckled, throwing his arms on Charles' shoulder.

　　"Was she going to Charles?" He asked, shaking Charles who was wearing a small smile.

　　I winked at Charles, hoping he got the message to not give me off.

　　"Actus going to make her eat without you but she had insisted to wait for your return before having breakfast, I am almost certain that you wouldn't do that if the roles were too.be reversed. If the roles were to be reversed, she would be here waiting for you to wake up and come have breakfast, instead of walking the dogs that the butler could easily take care of," he lectured.

　　It wasn't the reply I wanted, but it was better. Charles understands me.

　　Alexey scratched the back of his neck nervously, "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was going to be a big deal. I honestly don't know how these days things work,"

　　I rolled my eyes, I tend to do that a lot around him, " I am aware. Charles here apologized on your behalf and explained that you haven't been on a date in a long time, so I understand,"

　　He grinned looking boyishly handsome for the moment the grin lasted.

　　"Thanks, Charles,"

　　"I'll be in the living room if you need me," Charles replied before walking out.

　　"He likes you, Charles likes you," Alexey pointed out. The way he said it made it seem like it was a big deal.

　　"Yeah, he does. I like him too, he's a very cool man that cares deeply about you,"

　　He smiled and I had to admit that he looked even more handsome every time he smiled, there was this sexiness and boyish handsomeness that came with it. "I care about Charles a lot too,"

　　“That's nice, it’s good to care about people that care about you,” I replied, watching him closely. Maybe it’s the way the morning sun shone on his face that made him so mesmerizing.

　　"What about people that don't care about you?" He asked quietly.

　　I shrugged, " In some situations, you can keep caring about them, and in some situations, you should stop caring about them,"

　　He hummed in reply, looking lost in his thoughts for some seconds.

　　“I don’t know about you, but I'm starving,” he exclaimed, rubbing his palms.

　　I laughed, “I could say the same for myself,” I was very hungry, I think I've said that to myself several times.

　　“I have to wash my hands though, one of the dogs managed to choke on a tennis ball he found on the riverbed,”

　　I started laughing hard, “oh my gosh, how did he manage to do that?!” I exclaimed amidst laughter.

　　“I have no answer for that,” he said, shrugging and laughing silently.

　　“that’s so fucked up, animals can be so dumb,” I wiped the tears that gathered at the corner of my eye. “how then did you manage to help the dog,”

　　“What do you think?” he asked, holding up his hands.

　　“oh damn, no fucking way, you didn’t do that!” I exclaimed, laughing.

　　“Yes I did, I put my hands in his mouth and took it out of his throat,” he said laughing.

　　I furrowed my eyebrows in disgust, still laughing. “ew, stop, I don’t want to hear it anymore, that’s so fucking gross,” I cried.

　　“Yup,” he nodded in affirmation. “my hand was covered in saliva, thick slimy dog spit,”

　　“ oh my gosh Alexey, that’s so gross, stop it, don’t tell me any more,”

　　He chuckled, “ that is all there was to it, there is no more,” he was watching me and I wondered why, but I didn’t want to ask.

　　“good, because that was disturbing,”

　　He chuckled again. “I love the sound of your laughter and I love the way you look when you laugh,” he was staring straight into my eyes, looking really serious.

　　Heat rushed to my face, I didn’t expect him to say something like that.

　　“how do I look when I smile?” I asked curiously.

　　He smiled, “your face lights up and you look more beautiful,”

　　I wished I hadn’t asked him because my face was as red as tomatoes. I hate that he made me blush.

　　“Thank you,” I smiled.

　　“ I have to sanitize my hands, I could only wash my hands with water from the stream, I'll be back in a minute,”

　　“Alright,” he walked off towards the direction of the kitchen.

　　A few seconds after he was gone, there was a loud crash from the kitchen, startling me.