True Love Waits

Evelyn found that Sheffield liked boasting. That was a side of him she hadn't seen. And challenging Calvert like that...

"But..." Before she could speak, Sheffield moved closer to her again, noses almost touching.

Her heart skipped a beat. She stuttered, "What... What do you want?"

He stared at her with a serious look. "I want you to keep your promise."

"What promise?" She broke eye contact, pretending not to know what he meant.

Sheffield never imagined she'd play dumb. He sighed and spelled it out for her. "You promised to be my girlfriend for ten days."

"Oh..." she responded quietly.

He was unhappy. "Is that all you can say? 'Oh'? How about yes or no? You going to dump me after I helped you out?"

Evelyn felt she was too impulsive a moment ago. She shouldn't have asked him to take Calvert's call.

Sheffield grabbed her hands and confronted her in disbelief, "So you lied to me? Why would you do that? Get my hopes up and everything?"

It was a habit for her to say no. She shook her head. "No..."

"So you'll keep your promise?" He was as happy as a little kid again.

Evelyn felt a headache coming on.

Seeing the baffled look on her face, Sheffield stopped smiling and sat back in his seat. He said in a calm voice, "Relax, alright? I like you but I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do. Just have fun. Evelyn was at a loss for words. This was the first time she had gotten to know a man like him. A trickster, capable of highs and lows. He was as unpredictable as women were said to be. But his words did set her mind at ease.

him. This

guesthouse, Sheffield lazily leaned against the doorframe of her room, hands in his pants pockets. When he made sure that Evelyn was safe, and her bodyguard was back at his station, the doctor walked back to his room, whistling a

her face, changed into her pajamas and began

end texted back in a heartbeat.

weird guy. I've been staying

budding romance? A bit quick,

of replying to her joke, Evelyn wrote, "Calvert called me

you talk to

"Yes."

her friend didn't text her back as quick. "Don't change your mind. Don't go back to him. Calvert isn't the right

know. He said Rowena didn't mean it like that. He wanted to

guys talked a lot. But it always ended up in a big fight. Just have fun on your trip, Piggy. Don't let

a try?' Evelyn hesitated and idly looked at the sea outside the window,

sighed and clicked her friend's dialogue box again. "He's three years younger than me. I don't want...

treat a woman. All I know is that you were always

her phone and went to bed. She decided to shrug off

of red wine in his hand, he rested his legs on the

threw the room card on the table and

to catch up with you. It's been awhile. Miss me?" The

let that go. Get out!" Sheffield poured himself a glass of red

sat upright. With keen interest, he asked curiously, "Horace told me the girl with you today was

Joshua's red wine and smiled evilly. "I've got a better idea. I know a doctor who

out a heavy sigh, he mocked the other man. "I'm not the guy who always

to hum a

This time, however, he really didn't like the barb. "Come on, Joshua. Out with it! Did you come here just to tick me off? Leave me alone Unless you