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."

her from behind and kissed her softly on the head. "Did

Evelyn feigned indifference. "No."

say, the man was unconvinced. He gently grabbed her chin to pull her

on his shirt tightening. She complained,

lips." He stepped

her lips. The pain was gone. "What are you doing

what I got you here. This is a cup of Fresh Milk Tea with Black Pearls from Nayuki, an MSW Durian

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

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 out showed that it was made with a lot of thought

that these cream strawberries flew in just today, fresh and

asked, "Is it really that good?" She gaped her mouth open and he put a

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

fact that Sheffield had

right? Apparently, kiwis help with weight loss; they're

kiwi in her mouth, Evelyn told him seriously, "You should really reconsider 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?" Sheffield touched his face.

it's fair... with

was quite happy with the idea. After all, that would give him 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 from my wife's hand. Honey, let me have one

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 react,

lap, and shot her lustful glances. "We haven't done

been with her all these days? Do

do you smell something sour? Did someone