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."

the only one who did not

deeply that she

was stupid. He

should have told you early

the strain, and even his

a chance to be a real father to your children, will

didn't speak. Her fingertips

make you

In fact, given what she knew about Terry, what he was

didn't expect that

two years, they'd been getting along like

sudden, she felt uneasy to break this

"Terry..."

know I shouldn't give you a hard time.

to

when he saw

Joe saw this scene now, he would nag

got up, and headed for the

a cold shower

I won't

he had calmed down. And there was

to the bathroom, his tall figure shaking

open and was about to enter when Emily whispered,

his hands on the bathroom door, his

want to speak

hope, or outright

panic. He didn't

she wanted him

in

probably impossible for him to get back

of confession, but he couldn't take

and she could

at her. "I'm fine. Even if you don’t need me, the children need me. Don’t ask me to

to

shut down all Terry's

and looked back

Would you like to... give

"No..."