Let's Get Married

Lily sees the vulnerability in his eyes. She sees a proud man who longs for her understanding and another chance.

Lily never expects him to do all these tonight and is totally unprepared. She looks at the rose petals and candles and the exquisite surroundings, she is moved. This man has been used to being high and mighty and so each time he lowers himself, she will soften her heart and concede. She was like that five years ago, and she is the same now.

She composes herself and then says, “I didn’t expect to bump into you five years later, much less to return to J city with you. All these happen so fast and I don’t know…”

“I know, I know.” His voice was quivering as he can feel the ripples in her heart. “I don’t expect that you completely forgive me and not hold a grudge against me. I just hope that you’ll give me a chance and let me take care of you and the child.” Rex says sincerely. Thinking of them being alone all these years without him by their side to take care of them, he feels very guilty.

Lily couldn’t resist her tears and the crystal-clear tears start to flow. She shakes her head and is afraid that she is mistaken, “I don’t want your pity or you to make amends. I don’t need them.”

“I didn’t pity you and it’s not out of pity that I’m doing this. We are the ones hurt by this. So what right do I have to pity you?” Rex looks towards her tear-soaked face and frail demeanor. He couldn’t resist and goes forward to hold her into his embrace. His fingers lovingly hold her tear covered face and he slightly bends forward with his forehead against hers while looking into her eyes.

Lily is dazed and couldn’t control her sobbing. She almost sinks into the loving embrace when she remembers when she was imprisoned five years ago. Lily feels a chill running down her spine.

“What’s the matter?” Rex notices her changing expression.

There isn’t anything going on between Ryan and me. But I can’t forget the feeling when you sent me to prison. When I went to America, I was pregnant with Adair. I couldn’t sleep well because I kept dreaming of the damp bed and the four white walls of the jail cell. It

what happened five years ago. Rex knows that she is exposing all these to let

was too conceited and thought that it was for your own good and made the decision regardless of your will. In the end, you had no choice but to leave. I know that saying because all these are too late. What was wrong was wrong. That’s why now I want to do my best to let you and Adair have a

hard for a moment and quickens the next, causing

them quiets down and she can

hears his slightly choking voice, he trembles as he

“Lily, I love you.”

strength is sucked away by this announcement and she has no means to resist. She looks at him

they had five years ago, or presently, the conditions have changed but

along when we leave. If you think about it, life is like an

him

moment. He never says this easily because it meant too much to him.

is like a person on the dock waiting to be sentenced. He has said what he had to say and wanted to say; now he can just await her