Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

[Andrew's car]

"When will we reach?"

"It's just been an hour and you are already tired?" Andrew chuckled.

"I am not tired," Rachael shook her head. "Just let me know when we are halfway there, I'll switch with you."

"No need, you just rest."

"Why?" Without waiting for his reply, she pointed towards his hand which was caressing her thigh since he started driving. "You can do this while I drive too."

"I know but it's fun this way," he remarked. "Too bad I can't go any higher."

Rachael placed her hand over his and continued looking out of the window. She was very excited about the getaway. This was the first time they had invited everyone somewhere together since their marriage.

"Do you know anything about Owen's housekeeper?" She looked at him. "When did he get one?"

"It's the woman who robbed him."

"What?" Rachael widened her eyes in shock.

"Owen's housekeeper is the woman who robbed him the other night," Andrew chuckled.

"So he is bringing the thief to spend time with us?" When he nodded, she frowned, "Don't you think it's kinda weird? I mean, is she even a thief?".

"I don't think she is—" He shrugged his shoulders. "I haven't talked to Owen about it, I'll let you know the exact thing later."

"Owen is so weird," Rachael sighed. She didn't understand how the woman who robbed him ended up becoming his housekeeper.

"He has always been weird," Andrew chuckled. "If I start telling you the things he has done, you'll send him to an asylum or something."

"What about Ben? Did you talk to him?" When he nodded, she asked, "Did he tell you what is wrong?"

"He will never say it out loud but isn't it understandable?" He remarked, "He likes Tina but doesn't wanna take things further because he had a bad experience before."

"I can relate to that," Rachael sighed. "But that is a mistake. Imagine if I had thought like him and never got married to you."

"It feels weird to even think about it," she frowned.

"Why?" He chuckled, "Can't imagine your life without me any more?"

Rachael wrapped her hands around his arm and rested her head on his shoulder. "Hmmm, I can't."

He kissed the top of her head. "Even I can't."

...

[Owen's car]

"Why are you taking me?" Juliana questioned him.

"I carry my housekeeper everywhere."

"I thought housekeepers are supposed to stay at home and wait for their master." She looked at him.

Owen smiled but he did not say anything.

Keeping quiet for a while, she added, "Thanks."

"For what?" He looked at her. "For giving him a chance to drive my expensive car?"

"For helping me," she remarked. "And for also letting me drive your expensive car."

"You don't have to thank me, it's not like you are doing it for free. You are working for me. And someone who works must be paid."

He then rolled the window down and rested his head on the side of the window. "Did you quit your jobs?"

"Not yet," she answered. "But I will after we go back."

"Do it fast, I prefer people working only for me and not for others."

"Yes boss."

...

After driving for another hour, they stopped in a small cafe to grab some snacks before they continued their journey.

"What?" Owen frowned and shrugged his shoulders as he took a sip of his capucino.

"You really hired the thief girl to be your housekeeper?" Justin raised his brows. When he had heard Owen was madly looking for her, he had assumed he would beat the shit of her or teach her a lesson. But who would have thought that not only would he give her a job but also invite her over for the trip.

"Hold on a second, what did I miss?" George frowned. He then looked at Ben. "Do you know what's going on?"

Ben shook his head. He also had no idea.

"A few weeks ago, Owen got robbed by a woman," Justin explained.

"What? How?" Ben widened his eyes in shock. He couldn't believe what he had just heard.

He looked at Owen. "How did you out of all the people end up getting robbed that too by a woman?"

"Not a woman—" Andrew pointed his chin towards Juliana who was standing with others. "That woman."

Taking another sip of the coffee, Owen looked at Juliana for a few seconds before heading towards the other group.

...

"So you are the one who robbed my brother?" Elsa raised her brows.

"Really? Are you the one?" Rachael widened her eyes in shock.

"What are you guys saying?" Emma frowned and looked at Juliana. "Whom did you rob?"

Juliana: " "

Not knowing what to say or react, she awkwardly cleared her throat and gave them a weak smile. This was the most awkward situation she had ever been in.

"Come on guys, you are making her nervous." Tina smacked Rachael's arm. "Don't stare at her like that. I am sure she didn't rob him and it was all a misunderstanding otherwise, why would Owen bring her here?"

"So you didn't rob him?" Elsa questioned her again.

"Actually—"

"Housekeeper—" Owen approached them.

Without waiting for her reply, he instructed her. "My coffee is cold, get me a new one."

"Oh okay—" Juliana excused herself and quickly rushed inside the cafe.

As soon as she left, Elsa grabbed Owen's arm. "You brought your robber with you? And how did she end up being your housekeeper?"

"Who said she robbed me?" Owen looked at Elsa followed by Rachael.

"She is not that woman?" Rachael inquired.

"Well, she is the woman from the club but she didn't rob me. It was a misunderstanding," he stated.

"Okay but still, what is she doing here?" Elsa curiously inquired. She knew Owen was cooking something in his head and she wasn't getting a good feeling from it.

"She needed a job and I happened to want a housekeeper so I hired her and now she is here helping me with odd chores," He answered.

...