Let's Get Married

Lily goes upstairs and opens the door. There is a tall man in good shape sitting on the crouch. Hearing the footsteps, the man turns around and says to her in a clear voice, “How’s the talk going?”

“I don’t know.” Lily is in a confused state of mind. She has no idea what the talk means for her and Rex.

“Did he harass you?” Ryan is worried about her. He tries to keep a calm tone, comforting, “Let me know if you need anything.”

Lily is slightly touched by his sincerity. It’s hard to have such a good man who would like to do everything for you unconditionally. Ryan is so good a person that he deserves a better woman.

“Thank you, Ryan,” She feels guilty about the trouble she has made for him. “I owe you too much. I don’t want to get you into trouble because of me.”

“Lily,” Ryan calls her name, frustrated, “could you stop being so polite to me? I don’t treat you well for wanting you to do something for me in return. The only thing I want is that you can take care of yourself and Adair. Do you understand?”

Lily has mixed feelings about him, “But…”

“Do you have a feeling that you never find it stressful when Rex brings you happiness or trouble? But when I do the same to you, you’re so afraid of not being able to make up for me, even after I told you that I never want anything in return.” he smiles bitterly with a pitifully hopeless look. “I’m so jealous of that man. He can get all your love. But when it comes to us, you draw a boundary I can never cross.”

“Ryan, I…” Lily wants to explain.

“You don’t have to say anything. I understand.” he says. Forcing her to tell him her feelings is not his intentions. Besides, she is too involved in the relationship to even understand her own feelings. “I just want you to know that I will always be there for you and Adair when you need me.”

Lily is on the verge of tears hearing his confession. The way she treats him is so unfair. She ponders for a moment and makes up her mind and says, “Actually, we talked about Adair today. He wants me to go back to City J.”

back, he didn’t expect that would

Lily answers honestly. To be frank, she doesn’t even

she realizes she can’t really run away from him forever. Besides, knowing that they already have

life growing up. And

he wants her to give him an

knot. He tries to conceal his disappointment and loneliness in his voice, “If you don’t know what to

she thought

years, Lily. You haven’t figured out what you really want yet. Are you going to waste another five years?” he is quite confident in competing with Rex while he has little confidence that she would choose him rather

has

with delicate floral patterns. The quiet life she tries to

conceals at the bottom of her mind turn out to never fade from her memory. How could she forget him

has been deluding

that she was not. But how could she believe she is true to herself if no one believes what

He is so fit and tall like a mountain. He says, “Promise me you will

to reassure

all night in Adair’s room. She sits in the room, alternating between watching her sleeping son and looking out of the window until the early morning sun casts a ray of

usually can’t stay up too late without the help of coffee especially when at work. But now she doesn’t feel sleepy at all even after a

a person who

it was nonsense at that time. How is it possible that a