When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

As soon as I got out of the airport but before I realized what was going on, I was pulled close by a pair of strong arms and held in a tight embrace.

After getting a whiff of his familiar scent, I realized that it was Ashton. Joseph must have told him about the incident at the cemetery.

Without saying anything, we got in the car. He asked Joseph to go home and rest well. Then we went back to the villa in the eastern suburbs.

Back at the villa, he put Summer in bed. In our bedroom, he hugged me tightly and gazed deep into my eyes.

He said, “I missed you so much.” Adults express their love in ways that are different from children.

When little children say they miss someone, it is said directly. When adults say that they expressed it in a totally irrelevant way, such as, ‘The moon is beautiful tonight.’

I looked up at him and laughed. “That’s not romantic at all.”

He smiled. “What should I say?”

I thought about it. ‘The moon is beautiful tonight’ would sound awkward coming out of his mouth. Maybe a straightforward sentence would be better.

Finally, I laughed, tugged at his hand, and said, “I miss you too.”

In fact, I did not want romantic phrases. If we could look into each other’s eyes and just said simply, ‘I really miss you,’ we could understand what we really felt.

After taking a shower and lying on the bed, I felt I had to talk about what happened in J City.

Resting my head on his arm, I confessed, “In front of my Grandma’s grave, I met a man who was cold and distant. He saved us today, but I don’t know his name.”

I chose my words carefully to make light of the situation. Ashton turned his eyes on me. His worries were well-hidden. “Joseph is investigating now. This won’t happen again in the future.”

meant was this

disasters. Leaning on his arm, I

softly, “You’re

as a compliment. I had thought it over but I really

as he changed the topic. “Aunt Sally wants us to go over

came around,

a little tired. I looked at him with a pitiable

me, and said in

an isolated incident but if it happened a

want to see the blood on the bed every time I wake up. That means I may not be as healthy

I was too tired, or perhaps it was his warm

into an unusually

no idea what time he had gotten up. He was

taken a shower. “Someone’s calling

took my phone, accepted the call, and put it next to my

back? Do you have time today? Let’s go out for

I am sorry! I have an appointment today so

tomorrow, then.

up the phone. Then I noticed Ashton was staring at me and I blushed. Instinctively, I asked, “What’s

hungry?” As he asked, he placed some clothing on the side of the bed. Apparently, he had selected

sat up and shook my head. Then, I got up and changed quickly as if I was

me. “Slow down. We’re not in a hurry. You’ve

to check, his attractive fingers were buttoning for