Love Began with the First Meeting

The dress wrapped her plump breasts just right, cleavage partly hidden. The tight-waisted design emphasized a beautiful spread-out of her hemline. To complete the look, she had chosen a burgundy belt, buckled into a butterfly knot. The belt complemented her burgundy stilettos, decorated with butterfly knots at the counter.

She wore her long straight hair in a relaxed bun and had a black butterfly earring in her left ear. She chose slight make-up, different from the typical woman in parties who would sure arrive in excessive make-up. Her make-up was almost invisible, but she looked gorgeous. The light-yellow lip gloss and her clear eyes matched nicely, making it difficult for others to take eyes off her even for just a moment.

The admiration in Eric's eyes was unmistakable. He saw Molly as an angel falling through the sky at dawn, after a cloudy starless night, who attempted to go out of darkness while clinging to the different temptation brought by darkness. Her radiance was like bright morning light shining through the gloomy, grey sky of his heart. And Eric's attraction looked even deeper. He peeked into her soul, to the wonderful person Molly was inside.

Eric stared at Molly in such a way that she felt nervous. She puckered her lips and asked,"Well, looking terrible?"

Eric smiled extremely evilly and attractively. He slightly looked up and said,"You are going to be the most beautiful black swan at the party!"

'You will also be a black swan that can beat on certain nerve deep in somebody's heart!'

Eric thought, with a naughty smile.

moment, Tony came back, saying that Brian told him to pick Molly up. Eric refused him outright before Molly could even say a word. Without hesitation, he took an overcoat for Molly and grabbed her by the hand and walked her out of the

to drive, trailing after Eric. When he found a chance

what he heard. He only put in

up?" Shirley asked out of concern when

on Wing and Weston, who sat in front of him. Weston had said something to which Wing was grinning sheepishly, her eyes curving into half moons. "Wing and Weston don't have the plan to get married, do they?"

also looked at the two, sighed slightly and said,"Wing is careful. Overcautious I'd say. She fears what might happen

a heavy heart. She recalled how years ago when they were still in T City, at the Grand Kindergarten, Wing and Weston had fought

by an embrace into familiar arms. Shirley raised her head and looked up at Richie, whose

of love for his daughter. He looked with his deep eyes at Wing, who kept smiling and laughing before his eyes. He could not feel more sorry for her, but his face showed nothing but calmness.

her own identity and Shirley was going to leave her. She refused to take medication. She cried days on end, inconsolable.

The guilt sat not on his chest but deep inside his heart and soul. How he wished he could turn back the clock, undo all the wrongs and correct all the missteps. The feeling of guilt burnt his guts slowly yet so badly that eventually there was nothing