Distant Hearts

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ave you seriously thought Nana knows not

ut us has been a nagging thought in my mind for the longest time. But hearing him voice it makes me rea

ssibly thought that she didn't know. But don't worry, she won

still have to

and it makes me smile till

towards Nana- I didn't see her come in- then circles his

to sound exasperated. It makes me laugh

he knife I'm holding clangs to the plate as I whip my head around to glare at Nigel who winks-

ell but she's putting in as muc

ip your ass real good next time", she smacks him with he

says laughing and walking t

he door. I begin to remove the apron I

ns to me and hastily unties the apron then slips it

done. No

ut far away that no one really notices it. The manor is large and the cottage is an abandoned staff cottage. Nigel found it when we were kids and

ind him, using the opportunity to openly admire him.

mely scent. It hasn't been used in a while. I have my own keys but I only ever come here when Nigel's around. Grudgingly, I admit that I don't come here because it feels

with me is my own version of heaven. I turn around to face

I gre

one quality time with my girlfriend anymore", he compl

igel, your mom would s

hold and he doesn't even know it. Maybe it's because I've never had a male friend or boyfriend besides him but I don't want to either, not when I have him. We've been there for each other for so long. I've known Nigel since my family and I first moved in here when I was three. Nigel was eight back then and he was the kindest kid I knew. I cried a lot as a child and Nigel always comforted me. He would leave the house to seek me out around the manor fields just to give me snacks and sweets because he knew how much I cried. We became closer with time and by the time I was 10, Nigel and I were insepar