True Love Waits

Blair thought that Wesley would be disappointed after being turned down. However, he simply lowered his head and flashed a smile. He didn't look embarrassed at all. She was confused. 'When I proposed to him and was turned down, I was so angry and disappointed. But he doesn't seem affected by my refusal at all.'

The soldiers who had been cheering stopped and began to talk among themselves. "Chief was right all along. He knew that she wouldn't say yes." "If he already knew, then why did he still propose to her?"

"She had proposed to him a few years ago, and he too had refused her at the time. Maybe he just wanted to make her feel happy."

Wesley got to his feet and took the ring out of the box. "It's your choice to turn me down, but I insist on marrying you. I'm putting the ring on your finger,"

he said. He wasn't surprised at all. It would have been strange if Blair hadn't turned him down.

After all, he had hurt her so many times during the past few years. He didn't blame her for turning him down.

He only hoped that she would feel better and forget about the miserable past after getting the chance to turn him down just the way he had done to her.

Staring at the shining diamond ring on her finger, Blair stammered in a guilty voice, "Wesley, I—"

He interrupted her, "You turned me down this time. But I won't give up. I'll keep proposing to you until you say yes." If she didn't say yes soon, their wedding would have to be postponed. He didn't want this to happen.

He had promised her that he would throw a wedding after coming back from D City, and he meant to keep that promise. He would make her say yes willingly.

Wesley took her to where Joslyn was standing, wide-mouthed. She patted the back of Blair's hand lightly and said, "Are you an idiot? You have been in love with him since you were seventeen. Now, you are twenty-seven! It's been ten years. You've long been looking forward to marrying this man. Why did you turn him down? Are you mad?"

Joslyn wished she could open up Blair's skull and look what her brain was made of.

Wesley held Blair's hand and told Joslyn, "She just got back at me for turning her down last time. And now, we are even. When I propose to her next time, she will say yes." He turned to Blair. "You will, won't you?"

Staring into his eyes, Blair couldn't help but nod. "Yes, I will."

was willing to propose to

roses which had been prepared by Wesley earlier. "Chief,

for you. I haven't bought you any flowers in

regretted her promise

then drove back to their apartment. Back home, Blair looked at the flowers in her

swore to himself that he would protect her with his

said nothing;

apartment because he still had tons of work to finish. Sitting in

Two days ago

aback. They were not really friends and never contacted each

between her and Carlos were Wesley and Debbie. She guessed that it must have something to

nothing else for them

to meet him at the Orchid Private Club. When she arrived at his

they best buddies? Why is he offering to help me leave

was seldom this patient while talking to a woman. "He has kept you grounded for such a long time. Debbie feels bad for you. Don't get me wrong. Wesley is my best friend. It's just

go wherever

love him?" he asked in

course, I love him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have willingly let him ground me,' she thought. "Yes, I love

wanted to leave him if she loved him.

truth was, Blair loved Wesley. A lot. The reason why she wanted

you can go wherever you

situation is different. He is all mine, and I don't feel like leaving him." She really meant what she said. She had changed

at her straightforwardness. "You should remember what Wesley had done to you while you were in college. Besides, I'm not asking you to leave him forever. Just teach him a lesson. You can come back to him anytime you want. I'll help you keep an eye

this because he wanted to avenge Debbie.

influence. Blair figured that he must have learned everything about her. "Do you know that I'm pregnant?" she asked. She knew it