True Love Waits

Blair coughed up more blood. Cecelia came to the park to look for her, and happened to see her lying in Wesley's arms, drenched in blood. Cecelia screamed, and her legs went soft like noodles. She almost collapsed to the ground.

It took a while before she came to. Some of Wesley's men had treated her for shock. The first thing she did when she awoke was throw off the blankets they were keeping her warm with. She fumbled for her phone. With trembling hands, she dialed Baldwin's number. "Hu-hurry! Something happened! In the...park!" she stammered.

Blair felt so feeble. Her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. She was passing in and out of consciousness. Wesley and the soldiers tore their clothes to strips to use them as bandages to soak up the blood.

She was dying. But there was something she had to tell him. "Wesley, I'm sorry I said no to marriage. I love you. I never stopped-" Wesley couldn't listen to her anymore. His heart was torn to ribbons, all his dreams came crashing down. His blood felt like icewater. He held her tightly and kissed her.

The kiss tasted bloody. Blair didn't want him to kiss her like that, so she tried to push him away, but she was too weak to do anything.

When he let her go, both his mouth and face were covered with blood. "Where is the damn ambulance?" he shouted.

"Chief, I told them to hurry. They're stuck in traffic. They'll be here as soon as they can."

Blair slowly reached out a hand to caress Wesley's face. "Don't...don't be mad... If... if we meet in the next life, will you like me first?"

People said it was easier for a girl to chase a guy, rather than the reverse.

But why had it been so hard for her to chase him?

If he flirted with her in their next life, she'd say yes in a heartbeat. He was so handsome, masculine and capable. Girls were naturally drawn to him. He didn't talk much, embodying the strong, silent type. And yes, he had flaws. Big ones. Sometimes he could be a pain in the ass, but most of the time she thought him adorable.

He was her Wesley. Her beloved one.

"Quit talking like that! Fuck the next life-I want you in this one! You gotta live! I need to step up my boyfriend game. I'll bring you flowers every day, ask you out, and take you on trips. You can wear whatever bikini you like. I'll buy you oden and bubble tea. We'll go to the movies. I'll take you anywhere you want to go. You have a lot to live for. Keep your eyes open! If you sleep, I'll hunt you down in your dreams! Do you hear me?"

"Too much blood... So...sleepy...S-sorry..." She didn't want to die. There were so many things she wanted to do with him. She didn't want to leave him lonely, but she couldn't hang on.

"I won't let it happen! Listen! Keep your eyes open! I have blood. I'll give you a transfusion. If it's not enough, I have my men. They all can donate blood!"

anyway. Transfusions were tricky. But she was happy. She met Wesley, and fallen in love with him, and

Before she closed her eyes, she told Wesley that if he had to choose

In the hospital

lost too much blood and needed a

more than ten of them, who had the

Wesley with a surgery risk notice. He told Wesley what those risks

said urgently, "Mr. Li, it

could finish her sentence. She might hate him, but she had to

grabbed the nurse. "Please,

turned and walked back into the OR, Wesley read the notice again. He had brought many soldiers

now, looking at those familiar words, he

The patient is

his name

battle, I

go to heaven, I will chase you through the pearly

you go to hell, I'll

stop chasing you until the

A few months later

mission. He was climbing the stairs. His right hand clutched the suspenders the baby wore. Dangling in mid-air, the baby spun as Wesley's arm swung during his climb. Cecelia walked behind him.

heard her voice. Cecelia's heart melted

just kept climbing. "I can do this. And kids get hurt all the

walked into his room, he put the baby on a table. The little one started

on the table, arms on either side of the

seemed like it. This little guy looked more and more like

little guy's legs to stop him from