Stay Around You Now And Forever

Emily was taken aback. Had she heard it wrong?

She was muddled and could only muster a stiff smile. "Well, Terry, I'm a mother of two."

She did not have the qualification to fall in love, or even get married.

Terry stared at her, disapproving. "So what?"

So what? She had two children.

And he, a single man, lived here, got a good job, and was now the minister of a large security group, and had a very bright future.

With his good condition, of course, he should find a young and beautiful single woman.

And she, infamous, had been raised by men.

In this life, Emily didn’t plan to find another man at all. She could live a good life with two children by herself.

"Terry, I don't know what you're feeling tonight, but I'm really not for you."

She struggled and wanted to take her hand back.

But Terry tightened his grip and refused to let her back down.

"Why not? Haven't we gotten along enough these last two years? Did I do something wrong that made you unhappy?"

Terry was a little nervous. No, he’d been nervous ever since he heard Joe's words and decided to confess to her.

"Emily, tell me what you don't like about me, and I'll change it. I'll change it right away. I really can change it."

"No, Terry, you are good? You are always good."

He was perfect as a friend and as a "dad" to her two children.

But she couldn’t tell why she didn’t like him.

"Do you understand? I have children."

"I said I don’t mind." The one who didn’t understand was her!

"I liked you. I have always liked you. Since two years ago, nay, since many years ago, I fell in love with you."

world, she was the only one who did not know his

really repressed it so deeply that

Joe said he was stupid. He just

I should have told you early so you could have

forehead and face were slightly sweaty from the strain, and even his palms were almost wet

you for a long time, Emily. Give me a chance to be a real father to

didn't speak. Her fingertips were

can I make you

what she knew about Terry, what he was saying wasn't a

expect that things

two years, they'd been getting along like

sudden, she felt

"Terry..."

know I shouldn't give you a hard time.

to make her feel

softhearted when he saw her awkward

this scene now,

up, and headed for

a cold shower

angry. I

calmed down. And there was a trace of disappointment that could hardly

the bathroom,

and was

hands on the bathroom door, his fingertips tightened, but he didn't dare look back at

want to

it hope,

be so panic. He didn't know what to

she wanted him

that a confession of love usually resulted in one of two things, success or a complete

impossible for him to

the risk of confession,

and she could even see a hint

but never looked back at her. "I'm fine. Even if you

want to have a

words completely shut down

opened his eyes wide and looked back at her,

like to...

"No..."