President's Substitute Wife

One was purple and the other was water blue.

“What is this?” I could see at a glance that these two boxes must be ornaments.

As he took off his suit, he said, “the purple one is Jack’s gift to Daisy.”

“And the blue one?”

“I bought it for you.”

“Me?” I picked up the blue box with white ribbon outside.

When I hesitated to open it, he had changed his clothes and came over. He held my waist and put his chin on my shoulder. “Other women have gifts. Of course, you have to have gifts.”

“Thank you...”

My heart was warm.

“Don’t say thank you to me. I said I’ll love you this time.” He held the box in his hands. “Open it up and see if you like it.”

“OK.”

I opened the box and there was a necklace in it. There was a curved pendant like a smiling face.

I remembered a colleague wearing it before.

When I saw it, I thought of the necklace Sean had given me before.

Sean reached out and took out the necklace. The next second I felt my neck cool.

He put the necklace on me and said, “Eric recommended it to me. He said girls like it, so I guess you will, too.”

“I like it. Thank you.”

By this time he had put it on me.

I bowed my head and touched the necklace on my neck. There was an indescribable feeling in my heart.

In the evening, Sean and I had dinner and sat on the sofa together. He watched the financial news. I sat and sketched.

When Sean was here, I always sketched him.

I drew him from every angle every night.

There were many difficulties in this relationship. This time I really hoped we could be together forever.

But I was always upset.

a meteor across my sky. Even if I tried my best

So I liked painting him.

I sprayed it

It was a kind

to draw his second sketch of tonight, his cell phone rang.

slightly. It was obvious that he was hesitant. At last he

the phone on the balcony. He kept pacing during the call.

and frowned. It seemed that he had

drawing and just looked at him.

the balcony. He strode to the door and picked up his clothes.

He said, “turn off the lights and the TV. Go

He paused.

It seemed that he was thinking about what else he didn’t

“What happened?” I looked at Sean.

He never seemed like

was silent for a moment and said, “Nothing.

Sean finished and left.

had the light of TV. I looked at the unfinished sketch in my

and went upstairs to

to overcome it in order to do

I was lying in bed alone as if

for a long time. Nothing happened and I didn’t fall asleep.

anxious and I had many

even wondering if he would never come

looked at the wall clock

yet.

What if he misunderstood me?

When I hesitated, I heard someone downstairs opening

was extremely nervous.

curled up in the quilt

Then I heard the footsteps of someone

It was Sean.

familiar with the rhythm of his going

and walked to the bedroom door. I saw him coming up the

“Honey!”

rushed over and hugged Sean’s neck.

I realized what I was shouting,

body. “Honey, shall we get married? I

gently held my body and carried me to the bedroom.

and I couldn’t see his expression, but I could feel him

standing on the bed and

looked at his face in the moonlight and asked him, “what happened?”