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."

behind and kissed her softly on the

Evelyn feigned indifference. "No."

pull her face closer and as their lips met he

moan of pain escaped Evelyn's lips, her grip on his

of your lips." He stepped out from behind her

her lips. The pain was gone. "What are

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

loaves of bread and a big box filled with all kinds

cut and well arranged. It was a

vendor said that these cream strawberries

it really that good?" She gaped her mouth

you like it?" Sheffield asked, staring at her with eyes

Evelyn whether the strawberry tasted good or not. The fact that Sheffield had gotten them for her was enough and she loved his sweet, romantic gesture. "Amazing!

kept saying that you were worried about gaining weight, right? Apparently, kiwis help with weight loss; they're great for the heart and they are

your career in medicine and become a salesman. With your face, you're sure to be a dark horse in the sales business.' "My face?"

it's fair... with super

will see each other all the time. What a great idea!" Sheffield was quite happy with the idea. After all, that would give him more opportunities to spend some "quality" time with her.

a second. Then, he said, "If that's true, let's eat it together." Before she could react, he pulled her

her sit on his lap, and shot her

stop him. "Isn't your ex-girlfriend back? Haven't you been with her all these days? Do

vinegar. Honey, do you smell something sour? Did someone overturn the jealousy jar?