True Love Waits

Joshua jumped to his feet, quickly straightening his clothes. He caught up with Terilynn just as she was about to leave. "Terilynn, you've misunderstood. It's not what you think..."

She sighed and said, "Joshua, I don't discriminate against gay people, but it's not kind to use my sister to cover up who you really are. You've gone out of line. And she was so worried about Sheffield that she asked me to come and check on him."

Evelyn had asked Tayson to find out where Sheffield had gone. She had called Terilynn soon after and had asked her to check if he was fine.

"No, no, no. It's not like that..." Joshua tried to explain.

But Sheffield's mind was elsewhere. He jumped up from the sofa and ran to her. "Did Evelyn really ask you to check up on me?"

His smile was so charming that Terilynn blushed and quickly nodded, "Yes. She said that Dad hit you." But, she didn't know why.

Sheffield grinned. "Please tell her that I'm feeling very miserable. Not only was I beaten to a pulp by her father, but now, I am being taken advantage of by her boyfriend too. Ask her to come and help me." Joshua gaped at him. He really wanted to beat this man to death. He kept throwing him under the bus all the time. "Terilynn, listen to me. It's nothing like "

"It doesn't matter. I respect your sexual orientation, but please let go of my sister, okay? Don't hurt her. She really likes you, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen to be with you. But she isn't desperate to date someone who isn't even interested in her." She stared at Joshua. Terilynn always preferred to negotiate before resorting to force.

Sheffield didn't care. All he could think about was how much Evelyn was worried about him. Before Joshua could say anything, he laughed and coaxed the little sister, "Terilynn, can you tell me Evelyn's phone number? I want to personally inform her that I'm fine."

"Evelyn's number? Don't you have it already?"

"Um... My phone was broken recently. I lost her number," he lied.

Sheffield had done everything he could to get her number, to no avail. If Terilynn gave it to him, he decided to treat her like his own sister.

Terilynn had very little social experience, and Sheffield was an expert. She didn't sense anything wrong with his request and started to give him Evelyn's phone number. "188..."

and said, "Don't listen to him. He never

kill you to shut up

it kill you to say something nice

she should

fist in an attempt to

the private booth. "Let's go. That

handsome man has a propensity

wanted to chase after them, but since his buddy finally had a chance

a lot of ways to get Evelyn's phone number, but he

but he respected her

asked Terilynn for the number, he didn't actually think that she would oblige. But she had

few times. As he walked out of the bar, Sheffield took out his cell phone and called him back. "Horace, what's up?" he asked. "Where are you, Sheffield? Come

you, Hor," Sheffield joked. "I'll be

nurses' station in

face?" The nurse in the nephrology department was shocked to see Sheffield's bruised face when he asked her for an ice bag and

was obviously his rival. The nurse was completely attracted by his charming smile. "I can't believe that you have a

so brave. You fought for your love," one of the nurses

the guts to chase after you," Sheffield

whispered, "Dr.

next to him asked in a low

smiling. He had never