You'll Fall For Me, Today or tomorrow

Clarissa started preparing the food for Matthew’s birthday party a few days in advance.

She did not know how many people would come, or whether Matthew would invite his best buddies. Either way, eight dishes should do it. She had even gotten some wine ready. It was more than enough even if it was just the two of them.

Of course, if it really was just the two of them, she could prepare the candles early on. She had never done a candlelight dinner before, but she was sure it would go really well with her cooking.

Matthew’s birthday was on Friday. He still had to go to work that day.

Usually, Clarissa would sleep in until nine or ten in the morning, but on that day, she had quietly set an alarm. While Matthew was off on his morning run, she got out of bed and went to make pasta.

Every year for Clarissa’s birthday, her grandmother would make her tagliatelle in the morning.

It had become a habit, and Clarissa figured that this was how it should be for birthdays.

When Matthew came back from his run, Clarissa, donned in an apron, was already waiting for him at the kitchen door, a broad grin plastered on her face.

“Happy birthday, dear Uncle Matthew.”

Matthew’s lips curved upwards into a smirk. He moved closer to her, pinched her on the chin, and gently pecked her on the lips.

“Yes. Very happy, indeed.”

With a pretty lady like you by my side every day, how can I not be happy?

Clarissa giggled, hands on Matthew’s chest, coyly rejecting his invitation to a deep kiss. “No, we’re not having that,” she said. “Go take a shower, change your clothes, and then come down for pasta.”

“Pasta?”

Clarissa smiled at him. “Yes, I’m making tagliatelle. Should be almost done.”

She slipped into the kitchen, ready to boil the tagliatelle strips which she had made from pasta dough that morning. Clarissa seldom made her own pasta, so she had no idea how it would turn out.

Matthew chuckled softly and headed upstairs to shower.

Sometime later, when he got downstairs, Clarissa came out with a bowl of pasta in her hands. She seemed quite excited. She walked over to him, held his hand, led him to his seat, and then handed him a fork.

“Go on. Take a big bite.”

Using the fork, he spun the tagliatelle until it resembled a giant ball before popping it into his mouth. Under his lover’s gaze, he chewed with all his might and eventually swallowed everything.

Fortunately, the amount of pasta he had gathered in one mouthful was not too big. Otherwise, he would have made a pig of himself.

“Haha… That’s wonderful, Uncle Matthew. Happy birthday! This is my gift to you.”

Clarissa wished him a happy birthday again. At the same time, from behind her, she revealed the tie which she got for him as a present.

Matthew arched his brows while Clarissa beamed at him. “Shall I put it on for you?” she offered.

“Sure.”

clumsy, and the end product

times and this was her official

admiring her handiwork with great satisfaction as it

his face. He looked so cute that she wanted so

was exactly what Matthew did. He wrapped his arms around the woman’s waist, allowing their bodies to get closer. Clarissa smiled

“What’s this?”

smirked. “Are you

She felt that the tie around his neck meant

hand stroking

“Of course. That’s because…”

she

on tiptoe, she

because… you’re tied down by

dark eyes—one twinkling with glee, the other filled with

on it. Lowering his head, he kissed the woman heavily on the lips. As they were entangled in each

sounds coming from the kitchen. It was only then

sit down for breakfast. I’ll have dinner ready In the evening, so you better leave some room for that and not eat too

a given that Matthew had to celebrate his birthday with his

that. Matthew had told her. What he failed to mention was that his mother would be

other words, he would have to stay at the Tyson residence for some

reason why Clarissa

a peck on the

him off, Clarissa got

with Mrs. Lawson to personally purchase fresh ingredients she needed, including baking supplies. This was her first time baking a cake, so she would have to experiment first in

lots to do that

enough. She tried her newly beaten cream and, confident that

to the Tyson residence, where she was welcomed by a lively setup. She gaped in confusion

some anniversary! You’re literally putting on

like they had their

nothing. It’s just a birthday party.

turned stone-cold upon

pretty good idea what sort of ‘friends’

she suppressed her fury. She looked over to her mother who was helping

fly! He’s not going to like this, and when he finds out, that little bit of patience and

saying? How could you

overheard her daughter,

lady, you’ve been acting so

cross with her as well. “Ellie, I’m your elder. I’m just planning a birthday party for your Uncle Matt, what’s so wrong with that? Who do you think I’m doing this for?

son could get married one day. But her son would not listen, and now her granddaughter was being so rude to

brows upon receiving her mother’s sharp, warning glare. She turned away

they were doing all this for Uncle Matt’s own

had never considered what he wanted. Most importantly, the family’s obsession with privileges and ‘good