True Love Waits

Chapter 684 I Love You

"Beats me. Why don't you call Grandpa and ask him about it? But the mission is highly confidential. Grandpa probably doesn't know much about it. Prepare for the worst," Niles told Blair. Wesley could be assigned to a mission and no one would know when he'd be back. It was an occupational hazard. Niles got used to it. Maybe Blair needed to be, too.

"Okay," Blair said.

"Blair, you're so lucky to have someone like my brother. I'd marry rich, too, if I were a chick."

"It's not too late. You still have time," Blair joked.

"I've got a star to pursue in this life. I got you a birthday present too. I sent it off a few days ago. You're welcome. I'm your brother-in-law, after all. Remember that, next time my brother decides to beat me up. Bye."

"Um, bye."

Sitting in the lounge, staring at the bunny, Blair didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

'I hate you, Wesley! I hate you! I hate you!

You didn't tell me anything about being deployed elsewhere. You've been gone for two months and didn't call me even once. And now on my birthday you give me two big surprises!' Blair complained inside, touching the diamond ring in her pocket.

'But why did he tell the delivery guy he was my husband? The other day, when he drove me home, he also told my roommate he was my husband.

Is he planning on proposing?

No, probably not. That's not his style.

I could probably die of old age before he decided to propose.

Ack! This is so depressing.'

After work, Blair went to her uncle's for dinner. The Ji family threw her a birthday party.

By the time she got back to her dorm, she had two other birthday presents waiting for her, one from Niles and the other from Cecelia, both expensive. Blair gave them each a phone call to say thank you. The night wore on, but Blair still couldn't sleep. She stared at the diamond ring and the bunny. He asked her to wait for him, but for how long? Till she was so old her hair turned white and she had no teeth left? There were words engraved on the inside of the band, "I Love You."

She wondered whether Wesley had had them engraved or they came with the ring.

call was from an unknown number. Somehow

She

"It's me."

immediately opened the floodgates.

She had tried and tried. But right now, it was plain that she still wasn't over him. Hearing his voice

Wesley said

was trying to keep her emotions in

my presents, right?" he

raised her head to force back her tears. "Yeah," she

a necklace or something. Then he remembered that she had tons of dolls in her bedroom and that she had once asked him to buy her

been made of a crude uncut stone Wesley found in D City. He had it cut into a diamond ring

nor the card bore his signature. Just "L." Since the mission was classified, he couldn't

she would

Blair said, pulling out a tissue to

what do you want?"

you were my husband?"

He wondered why. "I wanted everybody to know you were married so no one

you scared everyone else away. Do you want me to be single and alone all my life?"

already married. She just didn't

the chase. Why did

"I miss you."

"Cut it out.

"I never lie."

was silent. That was right. He didn't lie,

to tell you that you came on to me first, and you're

"No. I have a date

"A date? With who?"

male coworkers were lined up outside the office, wanting to drive her home. But not today. They heard she was married

me angry, Blair. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry,"

retorted stubbornly,