You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa ended up giving in before they even left the house.

“Alright, alright… I’ll get down.”

She then slowly slid down his back, hugging him tightly as she did so he could clearly feel the curves of her body.

Matthew clenched his teeth. This woman must be doing it on purpose!

She tried to play it off with an innocent smile when he turned around, but the blush on her cheeks gave her away.

Feeling uncomfortable with his penetrating gaze, Clarissa tried to distract herself by asking, “Come on, tell me. What are you mad about, Uncle Matthew?”

The look in his eyes grew cold upon hearing that, and she felt that change instantly.

He’s not mad again, is he?

Matthew pursed his lips and was about to say something when his phone rang.

It was Donnie calling to inform him he had already arrived and was waiting downstairs.

Matthew hung up on him and stepped forward, lifting Clarissa’s chin as he leaned in closer.

“Think about it Tell me when I get back tonight.”

With that, he walked out of the house while Clarissa slumped against the sofa with a deep frown on her face.

“Was it because I left without saying goodbye?”

She made him dinner again that night. This time, Matthew didn’t stand her up.

As he came in through the door, Clarissa ran up to him with her apron on like a typical housewife.

“Welcome home!” she said with a smile while hanging up his coat.

She then followed him into his room and stood there while he changed, much to his amusement.

Her eyes were filled with curiosity and admiration as she watched him undo his shirt buttons with his long and slender fingers.

Man, those fingers look so good… I never knew a man could look this hot unbuttoning his shirt!

She snapped out of her trance when he suddenly stopped and walked up to her.

“You want to help me change or what?”

“Huh?”

Realizing what she was doing, Clarissa quickly bolted out of the bedroom and made her way into the kitchen.

She then gave herself a few pats on the cheek to clear her head before serving up the food at the table.

long time since they sat down at the table like this. She found herself spacing out a lot

dinner, Clarissa cautiously approached him and sat down beside

you mad at me for leaving

and looked her in the

time because I felt so terrible. I just wanted to go home

lit a cigarette quietly, the smoke forming a veil of

and it made me lose my faith in humanity. Even now, I’m still traumatized by it… How could they say such nasty things to me? I don’t even know them, and yet

feeling uneasy when she saw no change

“I… You…”

to say anymore. Does this man have

the reason I’m

“What is it, then?”

I

My boyfriend,

“Do you mean that?”

“Of course

you care

“Yes.”

“No, you don’t!”

and let out a wry

just a nobody! Big, strong Clarissa doesn’t need anybody, right? You can handle everything all by yourself, and shrug

him to continue, but Matthew simply put out his cigarette and stared at

the reason

her mouth, but the words seemed to be stuck in her throat. The surprised look in her eyes

the answer and reaction that he wanted, Matthew upped and leave before

go…” Clarissa called out to

was a whisper. Nevertheless,

her smiling, but her eyes were filled with

I couldn’t hold it in any longer… Y-You

he watched her tears roll down her cheeks and fall to the

a stab in his heart;

walked up to her and

“Why are you crying?”

sounded a little annoyed, he was stroking her

made me cry!”

mumbled as he wiped her tears with his

Clarissa ignored him.

ear, “Mom abandoned me after Dad died. I’ve hardly ever cried since then. Well, okay, I have cried happy tears, but rarely sad ones. I cried when I was attacked online, but I did it in secret so as to not make Grandma sad. The reason I kept my pain and

“So?”

said, Matthew understood the

his gaze with her reddened

you whenever I feel the need to. It’ll

she wasn’t just

meant having a man in her life who would allow her to cry in the comfort of his embrace and be a part of each other’s lives. Now that she had found one, she realized how difficult it