He was thinking about doing unspeakable things with her.

Theodore gave a faint smile. "It's nothing. I just haven't seen you smile like that in a long time. It's beautiful."

He wanted her.

"So you're saying that I'm ugly when I don't smile?" Rosalie asked, looking at him seriously.

Theodore quickly replied, "Of course not."

Even when she wasn't smiling, he wanted her underneath him.

Inside, he was burning with desire, but his face showed signs of panic. "Rose... What I meant was..."

"Alright." Rosalie smiled lightly. "I was just teasing you."

She wasn't sure what had come over her; she just wanted to joke with him. He was usually so serious and composed, and seeing him flustered was oddly amusing. It seemed she had figured out how to make him nervous.

"Why would you do that to me, Rose?" He looked at her with a hint of resentment.

"You've bullied me so many times, is it so wrong for me to tease you a bit?"

jest, but seeing Theodore's slightly changed expression, she realized some jokes should

took her casual

lowered his gaze.

earlier comment was just a joke. The past is behind us. Otherwise, I wouldn't

"But you don't love me

stared at Theodore in shock. She had once harbored many illusions about this man, but now, she

by standing together, he

What was lost, was

you? I can clearly tell you, Theo, I don't

There shouldn't be any

misunderstandings between them.

hurt her too deeply for her to accept him

she

love him anymore.

heart felt as if it was being brutally stabbed, bleeding. Yet on the surface, she

you any false

here today only

through this task and report back to

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