True Love Waits

"Evelyn-" A sharp meow interrupted Sheffield just as he was about to say something.

Meow!

A large furry creature came into sight. If it hadn't been for the meowing, Evelyn would've thought that Sheffield kept a leopard.

But as far as she was concerned, cats were far worse than leopards.

The animal stared at her and started walking towards her.

"Dude! Why didn't you send Bailee to the pet store? You knew I was coming!" Joshua asked as he ran away from the cat and towards the kitchen.

'Baby?' Evelyn couldn't believe that Sheffield would give his pet such... well, such an adorable name.

"It's not Bailee now. It's Eve," Sheffield corrected him.

'Eve?' Evelyn's face darkened. The cat was still walking towards her. Sheffield turned around to look at Evelyn, who was standing completely still. "Eve, wait-" he paused. He realized that it would be confusing to use that name with both Evelyn and the cat in the room, and at the same time, he also thought that no one could replace Evelyn. "All right. We'll just call her Bailee. I don't want to change the name anymore. Evelyn, her name is Bailee. She might look huge, but she is very meek."

'Oh, it's Bailee, not Baby,' Evelyn thought, but she didn't say anything.

Joshua decided to make fun of Sheffield. "Evelyn, the cat is his mistress. He spoils her to no end. He doesn't even stop her when she messes around with us," he teased.

The two men waited for a long time, but there was no movement from the woman. They thought that she was playing with Bailee, so they didn't pay much attention, and took all the food into the kitchen. "Achoo!" Suddenly, a sneeze came from the living room.

Sheffield craned his head from the kitchen and asked, "Evelyn, did you catch a cold?"

She shook her head. "Sheffield..." Her voice was trembling.

Even Joshua, who was far away from the cat, sensed that there was something wrong with Evelyn this time.

The cat walked around her legs, staring at the motionless woman with her yellow eyes.

"Achoo!" Evelyn sneezed again.

soon as Sheffield saw her reaction, he knew what

look good. She nodded her head. She was allergic to cats, and more than that, she was

had always been

weakness, and

if Evelyn wanted to go into his room to get some rest? So, he took Bailee to the balcony and

that, he opened all the windows of the living room to

was locked away, Joshua returned to the living room.

she was afraid, Evelyn answered, "I'm allergic...

there any other reaction or any uncomfortable feeling?" Sheffield asked seriously as he pushed up her sleeves to examine

she answered honestly. The cat had circled around

to lift up her trouser legs. Then, he glared

Joshua murmured and

just two minutes, her skin had become red.

"Mm hmm."

it and applied some on Evelyn's skin. "It heals allergy. Let's try this first. If it doesn't work, I'll take you to the hospital after

let me

ointment to her, he lifted her trouser legs and carefully

out no spot. After washing his hands, he said to her, "Wait in the living room. I'm going to

the apartment. The place was not too large, probably just over

his bedroom door and study door were closed. One of the bedroom doors was open, but it was next to the balcony,

kicked out of the kitchen. He walked over to Evelyn.

fine. Sheffield applied

not allergic to it. I didn't expect that you would

"I am."

was a moment of silence in the living room. Then, Joshua lowered his voice and asked, "By the

kitchen and then at

Joshua and Evelyn were only together to ease the pressure from their families, but only they knew about this arrangement. Evelyn replied,

him a chance?" Joshua had met her twice, and he could tell that she had a thing