“I’m asleep, Mom, and it’s getting late as well. Why don’t we talk tomorrow?”

 

“All right, then. You go ahead and get some rest.” As soon as her footsteps faded away, our surroundings fell silent again. Only the faint sound of the chilly night breeze blowing past could be heard.

 

I let out a sigh of relief and instantly relaxed. Then, slapping Christopher’s head, I remarked, “If she had barged in here just now, I swear, the sky would have come crashing down.”

“Don’t worry. Am I not here to protect you in case that happens?” Smiling affectionately, he sat me up and positioned me in his arms, his lips once again falling upon mine as he kissed me gently.

could to comfort me, and it did help me to feel better eventually. After our strenuous workout ended, I lay there on his sweaty and muscular chest, scrutinizing the scars on his tan skin. I had never asked him how he had gotten them, but ever since I found out he was in the special forces, I knew they could only be his

gripping mine. Pointing at the scars, he asked, “What’s wrong? Do you hate the sight of them? Well, I don’t.

eyes at him, I answered, “Of course, I hate seeing them!

that way before I knew the reason he had them. However, once I did, the scars only reminded me of the horrifying battles

 

have to be afraid. I promise I’ll be extra careful in the future and won’t do anything

wordlessly. I knew that due to his identity, there were certain commitments he simply could not reject. In fact, even if he had a choice, he would still have chosen to do them anyway, as it represented his honor and courage in battling alongside his comrades. Knowing there was no stopping him, I could

he could simply go through the front door, but he refused to do so. Overcome

 

“I’m leaving exactly the way I came. This is a secret rendezvous, isn’t it? Of course, I can’t possibly just walk through the

he talking about? We’ve been a couple for ages now. The way he

woke up and went down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. However,

cooking was superb. I remembered tasting it as a child and thinking it was better than any chefs out there. Perhaps I did miss it a lot after not having it for years, as I stood there reminiscing about the taste, thinking that her

will be ready in a minute. Why don’t

already done that,” I said with

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