But the next day, it was Yuri who ended up close to pleading.
" No, Kathy. " - Yuri, said.
He had never thought they would get into their first argument this early, but he was beginning to appreciate that with Kathy. Everything was unpredictable.
" But why not? " - Kathy, asked.
" Isn't it enough that I'm asking not to? " - Yuri, said.
Touché, Yuri thought. And so they were back at square one. He stared at his fianceé broodingly. She was another lovely feminine dress, this time with an asymmetrical skirt that was long at the back and knee-length in front, and she had put up her hair in a loose, elegant twist on top of her head. She looked breathtakingly beautiful that if she had
" That didn't go well, " his fiancée said sadly as the elevator doors closed behind them. Yuri wisely not to chose to reply. They stood next to each other, close but not touching, the silence between them sharpened by Kathy's aura of dignified sorrow. He was torn between the amusement and fascination at the sight. 'Only Kathryn Ice Rewis', Yuri thought wryly, 'could look like beautiful suffering to Madame Antonia without even crying a single tear'. Nobody feeling like shit had the right to look as good as his fiancée did. If the other volunteers could see her now, they would no doubt hate her more. Probably even think she was faking it. But because Yuri know Kathy would rather kill herself than fake anything, he took pity on her and drew her close, murmuring. " Don't let it get to y
" Giving me a bath will really make you feel less sad? " Ignoring Kathy's doubtful voice, he took hold of her hand and, leading her to the en-suite bathroom, he said resolutely, " Yes. " It was also his self-chosen reward for having the forbearance not to beat Leo Blaze Arlotta into a pulp for putting the stupidest ideas in his fianceé's head. Initially, Yuri had every plan to put his foot down. The idea of setting Kathy loose in the real world without him by her side was too worrying for his peace of mind. But then he had turned to her, saw those starry eyes of her, and he had heard himself say, " As long as you don't mind having security follow you around. " After closing the bathroom door, he turned around and froze. Kathy was taking off her clothes. God. Damn. It She had her back to him, and he swallowed at the sight of her nearly nude body. She was
While Kathy stared at the bento box, Yuri held in his hands like it was a snake in the grass, other people in the hallway stared at them, their heads twisting in their direction as they walked past Yuri and Kathy. 'This', Yuri thought grimly, was getting damn awkward, but knowing Kathy, she wasn't feeling a thing. Another half minute passed and they remained standing outside her baking class. Yuri had come to pick her up, no different he knew from a nervous parent anxious to see if his kid hadn't been traumatized by his first day of school. In front of him, Kathy continued to stare at his bento in silence. She was perfectly beautiful and motionless, the complete opposite of a statue coming to life. Instead, she was like a girl turned immortal in marble, with her alabaster skin and exquisitely symmetrical features. &nbs
Day 14. It had been two weeks since Kathryn Ice Rewis had come to live with him, and Yuri had recently found himself starting each day with a mental diary. From day one, however, the main entry had been the same. Still torture. It was the simplest way to describe the agony of lying beside Kathy, who at first tormented him with her indifference. Fast forward a week, and she still tormented him, this time with the knowledge that his fiancée was his for the taking. But for some reason, he just couldn't make himself touch her. Even knowing that she now wanted him as much as he wanted her, he couldn't make himself cross that line. If he took her virginity, that was it. There would be no turning back, whether or not she deserved someone like him. As if sensing she was in his thoughts, Kathy suddenly snuggled close, her breasts brushing against his arm. Her ni
Stunning views of the beach lay outside the upscale restaurant the Alcolyte Triad had rented out for their celebratory dinner, and the sound of the biker's laughter often rang out in the night. Seated with the rest of the officers, Yuri squeezed his fianceé's hand under the table and whispered her name. She turned to him in askance. " I'm just going to get a drink from the bar, okay? " " Okay. " But she still stood up when he did, and the entire table laughed. It had been like this since this a
" I wasn't lying. " Kathy said in a dead little voice. She was seated beside Yuri on the sofa, her body stiff and tense, and Yuri had to clench his fists as he fought the urge to tell her it was okay and she had nothing to worry about. Around them, the silence was more introspective than heavy in spite of the dim lighting and drawn out shades turning the room's floral wallpaper into obscure figures in the shadows. The only other sound in the room, aside from Kathy's voice, came from the metronome on the coffee table, it's rhythmic swinging making Yuri think of a ticking bomb. In front of them, Dr. Miller, the therapist of Aria Denice Redfield (Kellion's Girlfriend) had referred to them, only nodded and scribbled something on her note pad.
" Do you believe me? " Leo Blaze Arlotta settled back against his seat. When he had come to walk her to class early this morning, he had been surprised when the heiress asked him if he knew a quiet place for them to be alone. If he were honest, there had been a smallest part of him that thought it would lead to an assignation, and so he had brought her to the small office the school administration had given to him. When he had her comfortable in her seat, he had asked her how she was doing, thinking she would tell him about her beach getaway, which the university had been enviously talking about the entire weekend. Instead, she had given him her life story.
Andreus and Yuri met in the hallway early in the morning. One of them had just come out of the bedroom, the other having just gotten back home. They eyed each other warily, both of them unable to forget the last time they had spoken and nearly came to blows. " You look like you haven't been sleeping. " Andreus said finally. Yuri relaxed slightly. He hadn't wanted a repeat of their altercation any more than Andreus seemed to. " I haven't been taking my meds. The last time I did... " His lips twisted. " You know what happened. " " But nothing happened. "