172 Simple To Guess

“Put this on,” Kai mentioned, handing her a spherical hat with a purple ribbon. Kalea was silent as he put the hat on her head. Kalea’s hazel eyes unconsciously stored watching Kai’s face that was fairly near her. “Why are you taking a look at me like that?”

Kalea’s eyebrows raised, her expression so innocently harmless, then replied, “What am I taking a look at you want? I’ve eyes.”

Kai’s cheeks flushed, Kalea’s phrases did have a degree however one way or the other a bit of inappropriate for him. Kai backed away from Kalea as he completed giving her the spherical hat. “Let’s go.”

Kalea adopted the person’s large footsteps and earlier than really leaving the home, there was a mirror displayed close to the exit. Kalea was surprised by the hat adorning her head, it was actually stunning.

“Lea?”

“Ah, sure!”

They walked previous many individuals who have been busy with their very own actions. Everybody who handed Kai, they’d greet him. Kai was actually widespread on this village. Whereas Kalea simply smiled sweetly, she definitely couldn’t simply get to know all of the villagers one after the other rapidly. Nonetheless, she nonetheless needed to be pleasant as a result of she was only a stranger who all of the sudden entered another person’s space.

Till lastly they reached the plantation, which belonged to the Egner household. Kalea was surprised by the variety of fruit and veggies grown by Kai. To not point out there have been greenhouses for a few of the crops saved there. This was larger than Kalea had anticipated.

“Kai!” shouted Owen who was not removed from them. The person walked over whereas pulling his black horse. “Oh, hello, Lea!” greeted Owen after realizing Kalea was coming alongside.

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“Hello, Owen.”

“Is there one thing you wished to come back right here for?”

“She mentioned she wished to see how we work, Owen,” Kai replied taking up as he placed on his particular gloves and planted seeds. “Are you leaving already?”

“Simply taking Brio dwelling, I’ll enable you to later,” Owen replied as he stroked his favourite horse’s mane. Kai simply nodded, after which Owen excused himself to go dwelling first.

Kalea seen that Owen’s again was getting farther and farther away, so Kai was a bit of stunned that Kalea stored taking a look at him. “Lea? What’s improper?”

“Hm? Nothing,” Kalea replied rapidly as she turned to Kai. The scarlet haired man didn’t trouble and began strolling to a vacant lot. “Kai, is Owen coming to work with you?” requested Kalea.

“Sure, he helps me typically. Owen additionally has a farm that has been made by his household,” Kai replied, he started to unfold cabbage seeds into the land that had been cultivated by Owen earlier than.

Kalea simply nodded in understanding, she watched Kai’s painstaking and deft arms unfold the seeds all through the empty subject. Her hazel eyes moved to the plantation that gave the impression to be bearing fruit, purple fruits that regarded fats and scrumptious. “You planted many sorts of crops?” Kalea requested.

“Yup, I’m planning so as to add yet another vegetable, cabbage. Due to the request of the restaurant I’ve been working with,” Kai replied, smiling at Kalea.

“The one within the greenhouse?” requested Kalea endlessly as she pointed on the not so large greenhouse.

Kai turned to the place Kalea was pointing, his smile fading barely as he replied, “Oh… that, the crops there aren’t on the market.”

“Uh, why?”

“It’s Mother and Ilene’s favourite place, there are solely varied sorts of flowers. The whole lot was planted by the 2 of them,” Kai replied as he continued his actions.

Rattling, once more Kalea made Kai open an previous wound. Seems like she doesn’t must ask a lot anymore.

“So-sorry ….”

“You’re apologizing once more,” Kai mentioned as he chuckled softly, he checked out Kalea who had a tragic expression as a result of she felt responsible. The massive hand patted Kalea’s head evenly, as he mentioned, “You’re a curious lady, huh.”

“I’m sorry that my questions are at all times delicate.”

“By no means thoughts, it’s no large deal both,” Kai replied, smiling so sweetly that his eyes narrowed. “Oh, wait a minute.”

Kai walked over to the row of strawberry crops and picked one of many purple fruits, giving it to Kalea. “Strive consuming this.”

Kalea fortunately accepted, and ate it straight away.

“How does it style?” Kai requested curiously. Though he was very assured with the outcomes of his plantation that was at all times good. Kai was very attentive to all of the crops from the start of processing till harvest time. Failure was uncommon, as a result of Kai beloved what he was doing now.

“Good! Actually, actually good,” Kalea praised truthfully. The candy and bitter flavors combined collectively made for an ideal mix. Kalea even imagined many meals preparations produced from this strawberry fruit.

Kai was in fact glad, although he had recognized from the start that the strawberries he grew can be scrumptious however one way or the other when he was praised by Kalea, it felt like he was taken flying. “You possibly can choose as a lot as you need and produce it dwelling.”

“Eh? Actually? I’ll positively hurt you!”

“It’s okay, we are able to make one thing after we get dwelling,” Kai mentioned as he walked to the cabbage subject once more to proceed his delayed seed spreading actions. “The basket is within the shed!”

Kalea checked out Kai who turned extra severe and really centered on his work. She should have interrupted Kai’s work. Kalea additionally walked in direction of the constructing as Kai mentioned, for now it appeared higher to select some strawberries first.

“This can be a strawberry lover’s paradise,” Kalea muttered trying on the strawberry backyard. She began choosing one after the other in response to the hunch she had. Fifteen minutes handed, and the basket was rapidly stuffed. Kalea regarded on the basket, one way or the other her abdomen felt hungry. Her ignorant arms started to select the fruit and instantly ate it. With out realizing it, Kalea was having fun with her meal a lot that the basket was half full.

Kalea spontaneously patted her mouth to cease chewing. “This could’t be due to my child’s will, proper?” Kalea muttered, reflexively stroking her abdomen.

Since Kalea didn’t wish to take any extra fruit, she resigned herself to the contents of the basket that was solely half left. Kalea ran over to Kai and Owen who have been busy with their very own actions.

“Are you performed?” Kai requested.

“Y-yes, sorry, I believe I took an excessive amount of,” Kalea replied, hiding the fruit basket behind her physique.

Kai chuckled, not objecting in any respect. “Didn’t I say you can eat as a lot as you need?”

“Don’t be so good, Kai. I’m a stranger ….”

“Lea, Lea. I instructed you that Kai is the nicest man on earth, proper? Simply settle for what he provides you,” Owen shook his head at his little buddy’s habits.

“Oh, you’ve a strawberry stain on the nook of your lip,” Kai mentioned as he demonstrated on his personal lips.

“Huh? Right here?” requested Kalea as she touched the nook of her proper lip.

“No, right here.”

“Uh, right here?”

“No …”

Owen watched the 2 in flip, neither Kai nor Kalea connecting in any respect. “Why don’t you present her, Kai?”

“Wh-what?!” squealed Kai in shock with a blush on his cheeks, he regarded again at Kalea who was taking a look at him confused. “E-excuse me, sorry, if I’m being presumptuous….”

Kalea’s physique all of the sudden froze when she felt Kai’s finger that was gently rubbing the nook of her left lip. Her hazel eyes met the person’s emerald ones. Kalea may clearly see Kai’s flushed face.

“Thanks…,” Kalea mentioned after Kai completed and turned his face away from Kalea.

“Yo-you’re welcome,” Kai replied rubbing the again of his neck a bit of embarrassed.

Alternatively, Owen who noticed it may solely roll his eyes lazily. He didn’t wish to remark an excessive amount of and went again to his work.

“Kai, I wish to assist,” Kalea mentioned enthusiastically when in actual fact she simply wished to overlook in regards to the incident earlier.

“Eh? No want. I can do it with Owen as a substitute. Didn’t you say you simply wished to observe me work?”

“Uh… yeah, I do. However I’m type of ineffective right here,” Kalea sneered as she pursed her lips.

“Hmm, then how about you make one thing out of these strawberries?” steered Kai.

“Oh, that’s an excellent concept! I need strawberry smoothies!” exclaimed Owen excitedly.

“You need an excessive amount of, Owen.”

“Envious, huh?”

“Significantly!”

Kalea chuckled softly on the interplay between the 2 males. “Certain, is there the rest?”

“Eh? You’re significantly going to make it?” requested Owen in shock.

“Sure, I believe I can. So Kai, what would you like?” requested Kalea ready for Kai to reply with a candy smile adorning her stunning face.

Kai was extra centered on Kalea’s candy smile, however his reverie was damaged when Owen tapped him on the shoulder fairly arduous.

“Hey, what would you like? Don’t daydream!”

“Huh? Oh, no matter. No matter you need, Lea. I don’t wish to hassle you.”

“I ought to have mentioned that,” Kalea snorted. “Then I’ll return to the home, once I’m performed I’ll carry her right here.”

“Actually? Thanks, you’re so type!” praised Owen fortunately.

Kalea smiled barely and excused herself to return dwelling. After Kalea left, Owen glanced at his buddy who was nonetheless trying on the small again of the brunette lady.

“You’re so predictable,” Owen mentioned which made Kai frown, confused.

“Huh? What do you imply?”

“You want her, proper?”