True Love Waits

Evelyn adjusted her clothes and said nothing.

Sheffield walked over to his desk and dug into the shopping bag sitting there. There was a pen inside. An expensive one, made of gold, encrusted with precious resin.

He then kissed the brand-new pen and winked at Evelyn. "I love it! A gift from Evelyn! I'll treasure it as long as I live. If the pen is lost, so am I."

"Shut up!" she laughed. Evelyn was not in the mood for his jokes.

Sheffield corrected himself immediately, "Seriously, it's a great gift. Thanks. And if I lose it, you can buy me a new one."

Evelyn didn't want to talk to him anymore. She grabbed her purse and made her way to the door.

Sheffield ran after her and stretched out his arms to block her way. "Baby, can you wait? I need to change."

"No!" Evelyn refused but stopped.

Sheffield giggled and said, "Come on! My belly thinks my throat's been cut. I'm starving!" He ran to his wardrobe and opened it to take out his coat.

Watching him hang up the clothes, Evelyn asked, "So how did the surgery go? You were in there for awhile."

After hanging his coat in the crook of his arm, he closed the wardrobe and walked towards her. He put his arms around her waist and kissed her on the lips. "Thanks for asking, wife of mine. It went well." Hearing that, Evelyn was relieved. But at the same time, the gloom on her face returned. "I'm warning you..."

"What?"

"Quit calling me your wife." She rolled her eyes at him, pulled his hands off her waist, and turned around to leave.

"Yes! Miss Huo! I will never call you 'wife' again, I will call you 'honey' instead!"

leaving no time for his response. "You don't listen too well,

exaggerated way.

exaggerated reaction, to be sure. But still, he put up such a fuss that Evelyn wondered if she was really pulling that hard.

him, for awhile at

quickly.

going out, Evelyn reminded him, "You need to stay put for a couple minutes while I

Puzzled, he asked, "Why?"

and then you can come out. I don't want people talking about us." She knew it was unnecessary, but she hadn't been mentally prepared

on, baby, you're breaking

to him, so she paused, stood on tiptoe,

over his, but it was enough to fill

saying that, he kissed her on the lips, his own lips lingering and passionate. By the time Sheffield came out

were supposed to meet at the supermarket near Sheffield's apartment complex. Then they would pick out the foods they wanted, and Sheffield would cook.

opened the door for Evelyn, umbrella in hand. Evelyn looked at Tayson and was about to

need

say I never got you anything!" Then he jogged to keep up with the woman in front of him. Tayson had no choice

came up behind her,

tightly. "I thought we

that she might get cold, he wrapped her

look at Tayson. But she could see nothing as Sheffield stood in her way. All she saw was

was rendered speechless. There was

Sheffield's body was sopping

in a soft voice, "I

no big deal. It doesn't matter as

the