Chapter 1

• “Hello, Julia? Where are you?”
• “Papa, I’m on my way home. You don’t have to worry, okay?”
• “Are you sure, dear?”
• “Yes papa, I am.”
• “Okay dear. Your mom and I are expecting you. Love you.”
• “Love you too, papa. Bye.” She replied and hung up
• Julia smiled over her dad’s constant worry about her. She has always been her daddy’s little girl and would want to keep it that way, even if it means her getting married to Jeremy Walker, whom she had no feelings for, all for the sake of her dad’s company, to keep it from crumbling.
• The sky was beginning to frown with thickening clouds, the trees swaying in the wind. This was bound to happen considering they were in spring.
• Julia wished the rain would be wait until she got home, as she hated driving during a downpour. But, by the looks of it, her wish wouldn’t come true as the rain could suddenly start at any moment, which caused Julia’s mood to dampen. To add to that, her car suddenly broke down.
• “Please, don’t do this now.” She muttered, as she tried to get her car engine to roar back to life, but sadly that didn’t happen.
• She picked up her phone and tried to call her dad to let him know what has befallen her, so he would send a chauffeur over and to also give directions to the chauffeur that would come pick her up, but there wasn’t any signal on her phone because of the present weather condition.
• “Great, just great!” she exclaimed, already annoyed.
• Julia decided to go see if she could find any mechanic around instead of just sitting down here in her car and hoping for a miracle. So, she got out of her car and started off with the hopes of finding one. She was currently in the outskirts of the city and isn’t familiar with the environment.
• After walking for some time, the downpour started. Julia was so confused as she was already a long distance away from her car. She didn’t know if she should go back to her car or to instead go seek shelter at the house in her view. She pondered on her options for some seconds before deciding to go with the latter option. So, she ran to the house, knocking on the front door, but got no answer.
• Julia got frightened by the clash of the thunder and rushed into the house. After recovering from the shock,did she realize that she had already entered the house uninvited. She could see the living room in her view, it was a nice modern living room with a couch, a love seat and two arm chairs. There also was a glass coffee table, an LED TV hung up on the wall with a fireplace just below it.
• Occasional tables were placed on each side of the fireplace, with side lamps placed on each of the tables. There were framed pictures of nature hung up on the wall.
• ‘This person sure has a thing for nature.’ Julia thought to herself as she couldn’t take her eyes off the beautiful pictures.
• “Who’s there?” Julia heard someone say.
• The voice startled Julia but, at the same time sent shivers down her spine. She wondered why she suddenly felt that way just by hearing hearing the sound of the stranger’s voice. It was a deep muscular voice with an English accent. Julia turned to the direction of the voice and her eyes were met with a charming male.
• He had light brown hair, thick eyebrows, pointed nose, kissable lips and stubbles which she instantly fell in love with. But what captivated Julia the most , were his really bright blue eyes which she could get lost in. His six foot one statue made him even more perfect. She would say he looked like a Greek god, but with that accent, she would settle with him being a charming prince.
• “Who is it?... Tyler, is it you?” the guy said bringing Julia out of her day dream.
• His question made her nervous, but also made her wonder why he would ask such a question when she was only a few feet away from him. She was shivering, not because of her nervousness but because she was feeling cold after getting wet from the rain. She took a deep breath, finding some strength before speaking up.
• “I’m sorry for barging into your house like this… I got stranded on my way home and it’s raining outside, so I looked for the nearest shelter. I knocked on the door, but got no response… I’m sorry.” She nervously explained, not believing that she could actually say all that without babbling.
• She was still lost in those beautiful eyes that she didn’t realize she was swooning over, until she heard him speak.
• “Who are you?”
• “Pardon my manners, I’m Julia Williams.” She replied, taking some steps towards him and extended her hand out for a handshake.
• She felt embarrassed when he didn’t respond to her gesture, so she retracted her hand back in shame and disappointment.
• “I can’t see you.” He suddenly said, like he could read her thoughts.
• Julia blinked in confusion, she didn’t understand what he meant by that.
• “I’m blind.” He continued, making her stare at him with wide eyes.
• How could a man this handsome be blind? Was he being serious or just trying to pull her legs?
• Julia waved her hand and noticed that his eyes didn’t follow her movement, that meant he was actually telling the truth.
• “I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to invade your privacy. I guess I should be leaving.” She said not wanting to be a burden to him, as he already had a lot to deal with.
• “Where will you go? I thought you said you were stranded and besides, it still raining outside and I’m not sure it would stop anytime soon.” He said, making Julia stop in her tracks, as she was already by the door.
• “I’m Craig, Craig Hubert. Feel free to stay and leave whenever you want to.”
• Julia was surprised at his statement. She couldn’t believe he was actually welcoming her, a total stranger into his home.
• “I’m guessing you must be wet from the rain?” he asked.
• “Yes, I am.” She shyly replied.
• “Come with me, I’ll get you something dry to put on.” He said, gesturing her to follow him.
• Julia was beyond surprised at how he could comfortably walk around the house without bumping into anything. They came to a halt in front of a door. He opened the door and walked inside, Julia quietly followed behind.
• The room revealed a simple but modern bedroom with a black and white theme. A queen size bed with bedside tables on either side of the bed, lamps were hung above the bed. The room has a closet by the left side of the bedroom, made with fine wood that has been painted black.
• Julia was taking in the details of the room, when she heard Craig’s voice.
• “You’ll be staying in this room. Wait here while I go get you something dry to change into.”
• “Okay, thanks.” Julia replied before he left the room, leaving her alone in the room. She was still shivering from the cold.
• Minutes later, Craig walked back into the room, holding a black t-shirt.
• “Here, take this.” He said, extending his hand that held the shirt, so she would take it. Julia took it and muttered a,
• “Thank you.”
• She still couldn’t believe how someone as handsome as Craig would be blind. She would like to know more about him.
• “I’ll leave you to freshen up.” He said before leaving the room.
• Julia hurriedly took off her wet clothes as she could no longer stand the cold. She needed to change into something warm and comfortable, so she changed into the shirt Craig got her. It was quite large, covering half of her thighs, but at the same time warm and comfortable.
• After changing, she left the room and headed for the living room in hopes of finding Craig there. She had no idea why she felt drawn to him. She didn’t know if it was because she found him attractive or because she felt sorry for him.
• On reaching the living room, she found him sitting on the couch.
• Craig heard Julia’s footsteps and turned to her direction. She was a little startled, wondering how he knew she was there.
• “I hope the shirt is okay. I’m sorry, there was no other clothe I could get.” He said.
• “No, it’s fine. Thanks.” She said, joining him on the couch.
• “I should be the one apologizing for intruding into your home. It’s just that, my car broke down on my way home. While I was trying to go find help, I got so unlucky it started to rain. I’m sorry for putting you through this.” She apologized.
• Craig’s face crazed into a smile.
• “No, it’s fine. You’re no bother. It’s just.. I was expecting Tyler but mistook you for him.” He said.
• Julia was curious, wanting to know who this Tyler guy in question was. Her curiosity got the best of her as she asked,
• “I wouldn’t want to sound nosy, but who is Tyler?”
• “He is my best friend, who’s been helping me out with everything.”
• Julia nodded in understanding, internally happy that he had someone who helped him out.
• “Do you live alone?”