Chapter 4: Privacy

I looked at Loveday accusingly. She had always thought that Robin had liked me as more than just friends. I honestly don't know where she got all of these ridiculous thoughts from. Of course Robin didn't like me like that.

"Why don't you two go to the piano room?" Loveday said. She got up and turned so she was facing me. Her eyes sent a wink in my direction. I did nothing but stand there and blush, knowing full well that Robins eyes had stayed rested on my face since he came in.

I looked to him and he held my gaze. "Of course Loveday, thankyou" His voice was polite and slow. It had been five days since I had last seen him and I realised now how much I had missed him. "Shall we princess?" He raised his eyebrow slightly. Letting me know that we could just as well go anywhere else if I so wished. I didn't. I loved the piano room. Especially since Loveday had brought it back to its full potential. It looked just how it had looked when I looked through the mirror that one time, filled with flowers and cushions. The piano polished and the chair now rid of dust.

"We shall" I breathed. I just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. All eyes had looked at me waiting for my reply and they stayed looking, obviously interested in what it was Robin had come to see me about.

"Tell me later" Loveday whispered into my ear as she rushed past me into the dining room. Wrolfe followed her.

Robin let out a small chuckle. I wasn't sure whether he had heard Loveday or not. He held his arm out for me to take. I walked over to him, looking at the arm he was holding out for me. It looked so perfect. I wasn't sure how, it just seemed so defined. He was muscly, but not overly muscly, which I was pleased about. Confused by my own thoughts and feelings, I took his arm in mine and we headed out the room.

We walked down the hallway to the piano room. I notices his eyes stayed on my face all the way there. I felt my cheeks go red again and the corners of his mouth turned up into a slight smile.

Once we had reached the room, I led him over to the small stairs by the piano and sat down. He sat next to me on the lower step, so his face was even with mine. I suddenly noticed how tall he was. God, he seemed to have no flaws. A warmth flooded through me. I had confused myself even more so now, my heart was beating fast. I didn't recognise this feeling, I couldn't be in love. I wouldn't allow myself to fall in love with Robin, I could not lose him and his friendship. The blush still occupied my cheeks.

"So" I said finally. What had he come for? He rarely came to Merryweather Manor except to have dinner sometimes with his father.

"The wedding is in a month" He said.

"Stating the obvious"

He grinned. "Well, it's mine and fathers job to pick up the wedding dress and to make sure that all the invitations have been delivered" He looked down, avoiding eye contact with me. "But for that we have to go to London"

"How long for?" I asked. It was a stupid question I suppose. I knew that if he was going all the way to London that he would be gone for more than a week.

Robin looked in my eyes then. There was hurt in them. And something else but I wasn't sure what. "Two weeks" He muttered.

"What?" I couldn't believe it, no matter how much I had prepared myself for the answer! "Two weeks? I can't not see you for two weeks" This was true, it had been bad enough for the past five days. But I had been too busy with helping Loveday plan the wedding and trying on dresses that Mrs Heliotrope had brought me home for the wedding. "When do you leave?"

His answer shocked me more than everything else he had just told me. "Tomorrow" He smiled sadly. Tomorrow? I suddenly regretted not having taken the time to see him these past few days. We both knew that the separation would be hard for us both. "The time will fly by, I promise you" I doubted this very much.


(A/N) Oh my god, i'm sorry. I'm so hopeless. I haven't updated in a couple of days because i've been reading the latest version of 'Red Riding Hood' and i'm liking the idea of that. I suggest you read it. It's by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright and it's called Red Riding Hood. I'm thinking of doing a sequel to it after i've finished this.

And I also apologise that the chapter is super, super, super short! I'm just running out of ideas. Also because I hadn't updated in a couple of days, I just really wanted to get a chapter up for you. I wrote out the first three chapters before I actually posted the story and then I only just realised that I had nothing else to write up on here. And then I experienced some MAJOR writers block, so this won't be one of my best chapters. I still have writers block so sorry if I don't update tomorrow or the day after. I will try.

Also, you guys need to give me some more ideas on where this story should be going. I've made it pretty clear that Loveday and Benjamin's wedding will be featured in the story somewhere, but I don't know what to do for like the main story or whether I should just make the wedding the main story theme? I want you guys to help me please.

Thankyou for reading and I will try to get the next chapter up soon.

RebinDeNoir:)