True Love Waits

"I'm glad that you like it," Sheffield whispered into her ears and circled his arms around her slim waist. He kissed the back of her ears and tightened his arms around her. Evelyn's happiness was the only thing that mattered to him the most.

The fireworks brightened up the sky. They varied in their shapes and sizes. Some were like the blooming chrysanthemum, while others seemed as if they were peonies. Several eyes lit up as they gazed at the scenery without blinking.

Women would raise their heads and express their admiration, pointing fingers at the fireworks.

Evelyn and Sheffield stood holding hands on the bridge. Their clothes fluttered in the wind. From a distance, it seemed to be beautiful scenery in the snow.

The fireworks kept blooming in the air for half an hour before they were over. Sheffield gently tugged Evelyn down the bridge by pulling their interlaced fingers. The two walked toward the courtyard.

The snowfall stopped, but the ground was still covered in a white sheet. It wasn't too cold, though, since they wore warm clothing.

They came to an empty area when a thought flashed in her mind. She cast him a meaningful look before letting go of his hands. Evelyn squatted down and began to write his name on the snow.

She admired her work, but still, she felt like something was missing. Her brows furrowed for a moment before she looked at the name in the snow again. She smiled and gave a quick glance at Sheffield only to add a heart shape around the name. Sheffield, who was gazing at her with a smile on his face, took his phone out to snap a picture of the scene to forever capture her ancient beauty on his phone. Sheffield put his phone away and added Evelyn's name beside his only to admire the scene after standing up. Their names were close to each other, as were their hearts.

This moment was so beautiful that Evelyn wanted to freeze it for eternity. She touched the area of her chest where her heart was overflowing with warmth. Evelyn swept an affectionate glance at him and her mouth curved up.

Sheffield caressed her cheek. "Evelyn," he paused for a moment, staring at her with eyes full of longing "let me take you away."

"To where?" She frowned and cast him a confused look.

Evelyn gazed into his eyes, trying hard to see through his serious face. She wanted to know what he had been feeling, but she failed. That was when Sheffield smiled sweetly at her. "Let me get you out of here, to a place where no one knows us. I will support and protect you all your life. It will be just us and no one else to break us apart."

Her heart skipped a beat. If it weren't for her crazy rational mind, she would have nodded right there. She became desperately tempted as soon as she heard his words.

If they left this place and secretly eloped to another city or state, no one would know. They could start over and be together forever. How wonderful would that be!

That was when a thought came in her head with lightning speed. Her expressions changed from sweet to scared in the blink of an eye. Various 'what ifs' took over her heart making her thoroughly frightened. Evelyn's heartbeat quickened, and she released his hand looking at the ground. "I'm sorry." She didn't know what else to say.

much, and she couldn't afford to leave them for the lifetime.

being a coward, or

She could see his chest vibrating constantly. He pulled her closer. "I was just kidding! You freaked out, didn't you? I wouldn't have run away with you. I'm afraid if I do, Mr. Huo would hunt me down and break both of my legs. If I lose my legs, you would not want me anymore."

to find a shred of disappointment because of her rejection. It seemed he either hid his feelings well or he really was just teasing her. She couldn't see anything

silent, he continued consoling her. "Wow, it turns out you are so timid. I was just kidding. Look

something like that? It's not funny." She was really scared to death. "Alright." Sheffield stopped laughing and smiled at her. "I'm sorry. It's my

Evelyn rolled her eyes.

will surely die in your hands!" His whisper made her tremble all over. Evelyn's

that was silent a moment ago echoed the sound of kissing for half a minute. He knew it was not an exaggeration. Both went to bed, exhausted by their exercise on the door and rolled

until

could feel his swollen lips pressed against hers for a long time. Even though she wanted to kiss back, she couldn't

exposed neck and tucked her in. Although the heating was on, he was afraid that she might catch a cold in such a cold winter.

The woman didn't move.

at six or seven o'clock in the morning. But it was

the man's fault. He was now gentle and had the patience to wake her up. But the night before, he wouldn't let her

I'm hungry." Sheffield had used too much energy the night before. Now when he

Evelyn still didn't budge.

out of bed only to fail after half an

watch, and his eyes showed a flash of sadness. "Evelyn, if I take you home late, Mr. Huo will blame me for it, and I'll never

nagging in my ears? Are you the incarnation of Tang Sanzang*?" (*TN: Tang Sanzang is the Master in "The

I'm the incarnation of the White Dragon Horse*." (*TN: White Dragon Horse is the son of the Dragon King of the West Sea. He eats Tang Sanzang's horse, and he is forced to act as his steed for the rest o the Pilgrimage to

"Why?"

as handsome as

rolled her eyes at him. "Go

morning. Breakfast will soon be here. After eating, let's walk around. There is a beautiful maple forest. Imagine red maple leaves covered with white