True Love Waits

All of a sudden, the door to Evelyn's office was pushed open and a familiar dandiacal man stepped in shortly after.

She shut her eyes and shook her head, then squinted to get a better look. She assumed that the long hours of work was causing her to hallucinate because she was staring at someone who had been gone for many days now.

With her elbows propped on the desk and her hands rubbing her temples, she tried to relieve the fatigue.

"Let me do it!" The man's gentle voice rang in her ears.

Evelyn could no longer tell whether this was dream or reality when she heard Sheffield's voice.

He put the bag in his hand on her desk and gently pressed her temples with his index fingers.

The fact that he had studied Chinese medicine before was undeniable in the way he had succeeded in calming and relaxing Evelyn's state of unease.

It wasn't until much later when Evelyn finally came to her senses and realized that he wasn't just a figment of her imagination. Instead of opening her eyes, however, she leaned her head back and softly called out his name. "Sheffield..."

All the while, Sheffield's absence had led her to believe that perhaps he did not want to see her again out of anger and resentment.

"I'm here," he said.

Evelyn's heart skipped a beat when she heard his voice again. Moreover, judging by the tone of his voice, Sheffield didn't seem angry at all.

A few minutes later, she grabbed one of his hands and said, "I'm fine now."

and kissed her softly on the head. "Did you miss

Evelyn feigned indifference. "No."

pull her face closer

Evelyn's lips, her grip on his

the taste of your lips." He stepped out from behind her

pursed her lips. The pain was gone. "What are you doing here?" she asked,

along with him and said, "Look what I got you here. This is a cup of Fresh Milk Tea

a plastic cup, two loaves of bread and a big box filled with

the colorful delights inside the box: oranges, star fruits, mangoes, strawberries, kiwis and blueberries all neatly cut and well arranged. It was a simple gift and yet the way the contents of the box was set

a strawberry to her lips. "Try this. The vendor said that these cream strawberries flew in just today, fresh

curiosity, Evelyn asked, "Is it really that good?" She gaped her

Do you like it?" Sheffield asked, staring at her

not. The fact that Sheffield had gotten them for her was enough and she loved his sweet, romantic gesture. "Amazing! It's so

that you were worried about gaining weight, right? Apparently, kiwis help with

your career in medicine and become a salesman. With your face, you're sure to be

with super

more opportunities to spend some "quality" time with her. Evelyn looked at him as though she was thoroughly impressed by his thoughtfulness, but the next moment she shoved a piece of orange in his mouth so he would stop talking. "Don't even think about it!" Sheffield swallowed the orange and licked his lips. "Everything tastes so much better when it comes

picked up a blueberry with her hand and put it into his mouth, and snickered. "I didn't wash my hands." Sheffield paused for a second. Then, he said, "If that's true, let's eat it together." Before she could

that, Sheffield took her seat, made her sit on his lap, and shot her lustful glances. "We haven't done it in the office before. Honey, let's

pinched his cheek to stop him. "Isn't your ex-girlfriend back? Haven't you been with her all these days? Do you still have the

you smell something sour? Did someone overturn the jealousy jar?