Only you in my love

Leon wanted to get to know Michelle more intimately, but he was also afraid that he might scare her away if he pushed back too hard.

So he gently patted her back and she raised her head. Her face was red.

Leon felt his chest was hot.

He then asked, "How about I pick you up after work? We'll have a nice dinner and then go to the cinema."

"That sounds great!" Michelle was ecstatic about the plan.

"Good." Leon then reached out to pinch her cheek. But Michelle could only smile even more brightly.

Suddenly, a phone started ringing.

It was Michelle's.

She pulled out her phone and discovered that it was her father calling her. She hushed Leon and told him, "It's my father. Please keep quiet."

And while Leon did as she asked, he couldn't understand why he had to keep their relationship a secret to her parents. Michelle was stubbornly being silent about the matter. She wouldn't tell him the reason why. One thing he was sure of was that Michelle liked him.

And he liked her back as well.

However, she obviously didn't want to make their relationship public, so he agreed to hide it for now.

He did not like the idea of keeping their relationship a secret, but he had to bear with it for the time being. When he couldn't take it any longer, he'd force the truth out of her eventually.

That thought was enough to comfort him.

"Very well then. I won't make a sound." Leon lowered his voice into a whisper. It made him feel like they were kids again, doing something behind their parents' back.

It was an interesting feeling.

Michelle answered her phone. "Hello, Dad."

"Mimi, I'll be going home very late today. Go home after work and have dinner with your mom, okay?"

Adams' voice was kind and soothing from the other side for phone. But then, another voice spoke up, calling him over quickly. He turned around and nodded.

It seemed like he was very busy indeed.

"It will be fine, Dad. Just go focus with your work. I promise I won't leave Mom alone at home." But deep inside, Michelle was starting to feel guilty. She turned to look at Leon, smiling apologetically at him. Meanwhile, Leon was stunned. 'Does that mean our first date won't work out?'

He didn't take it as a good omen.

"I have to go back to work now."

"Okay, Dad. Bye."

The guilt on Michelle's face was obvious. With her wide eyes, she looked at Leon's face and said, "Leon......."

She couldn't find the right words to tell him.

Leon had heard her entire conversation with her father over the phone, so she didn't have to say anything anymore. Apparently, they would have to push back their plans for tonight.

Just the mere thought of it made him feel a bit depressed. The news was like a splash of cold water. It had burst his bubble of happiness.

Their date night was gone.

'I shouldn't compete with my mother-in-law for Michelle's attention, right? This might not be good for our relationship in the long run.

Our relationship is just at its early stage after all. Things will eventually go smoothly after some time.'

Leon felt reassured by this thought. He then turned to Michelle and comforted her. "It's alright, Michelle. It's just you and your mother during dinner tonight, right? Maybe I can go to your house and have dinner with the two of you?" If they couldn't go on a date alone, he might as well go to her home and spend time with her there.

Leon had been there many times already. At this point, her whole family were used to his presence. They even welcomed him warmly. But now that their relationship had changed, things might not be the same as before.

"I don't think that's a good idea right now." Michelle shook her head rigorously, rejecting his suggestion.

Leon's face darkened at her reaction. He pulled her closer to him and said angrily, "Are you ashamed of me? Is that why you're trying to hide our relationship from your parents?"

"No, that's not it. But my mom just can't find out about the truth. Promise me, Leon. Nobody can know about us." Clutching his shift tightly against his chest, Michelle looked up at him with pleading eyes.

She thought, 'I need to keep this a secret. Otherwise, people might start blaming Leon if we break up in the future.'

She couldn't let such a thing happen.

It was Leon who fulfilled her dream and helped her.

Nonetheless, he was nothing but insistent on the matter. "But if we don't tell her, your mother won't know, right?"

"But she will." Michelle was starting to feel so anxious that she could feel tears threatening to spill down her eyes. Her hands were pressed closely against his chest.

"If you come over to my house, I won't be able to keep my eyes off you. And my mom will notice it.

My parents have been suspecting that I'm in love lately, and I wasn't even trying to hide the fact that I do like someone. I just haven't told them who I'm in love with.

My parents have been telling me to bring my boyfriend home and introduce him to them as soon as our relationship turns more serious."

The sunlight got filtered through the window and fell down on Michelle's face. It was nestled comfortably at the hollow of Leon's neck. His arms were wrapped securely around her.

As soon as Leon heard her say that she wouldn't be able to keep her eyes off him, he couldn't get her words out of his head. It was probably the best sentence he had ever heard in his entire life. It filled him with warmth. Moreover, he was starting to understand why Michelle wanted to keep their relationship hidden. She wanted to make sure that their relationship was stable first before letting other people know about it.

"Michelle, do you think our relationship is still unstable?" For him, Leon knew that he was fully committed to their relationship.

He thought, 'I have liked her for three years already. How can I not be sure about this relationship?'

Michelle nodded and thought what Leon said was right. If Leon came out of the shadow of being lovelorn and really fell in love with her, then their relationship would be stable.

And then, she would announce to the world that Leon was her boyfriend.

Just thinking about it made her feel so happy.

All of a sudden, the future seemed to much brighter than before.

"Leon, let's make our relationship public as soon as it's stable. After all, we've only confessed our feelings to each other yesterday." Michelle rubbed her head against his chest, sending delicious shivers down Leon spine.

He pulled her away and touched her forehead dotingly. "Oh, I see. Then how long will it take to stable after we are in love? When will we stop hiding our relationship?"

"This thing can't be measured by time."

"But you just counted how long we've confessed our feelings to each other. You said the reason it was unstable was because we've only just been together for two days." Leon then pinched her cheeks. She pouted and swatted his hands away. "So please give me a deadline."

"Hm..." Michelle seemed thoughtful for a while. "A year?"

Leon tightened his grip on her face.

"Ouch! That hurts!" Michelle cried out pitifully. Her eyes were starting to turn watery.

Leon's face softened, and he finally released his grip on her cheeks.

Meanwhile, Michelle thought that Leon would think that a year was too short. So she added, "Or two years?"

Leon glared at her. "What?"

'Why are you prolonging it?' he thought.

Michelle looked straight into his eyes. The tone of her voice changed. "Three?"

Before she could add anymore, Leon swooped down to kiss her. The suddenness left her feeling dizzy.

Leon said angrily, "Stop adding more years. Let's just stick with less than a year."

"Twelve months?" Michelle was still so stunned by the kiss that she didn't know what she was saying anymore. Her thoughts were just full of that unexpected kiss.

"Twelve months is also the same as a year." Leon was starting to get annoyed, so he kissed her again.

'Again?'

Michelle widened her eyes as Leon kissed her again.

It wasn't long before she felt like her brain was lacking sufficient oxygen after being kissed two times. She argued, "The numbers also different!"

And even though Leon was irritated, he laughed.

"Say that again."

"How about eleven months then?"

Leon gave her another kiss. As soon as their lips parted, he noted the shy flutter of her eyelashes. "Give it another try. I'll keep kissing you until I'm satisfied with your answer."

"Nine months?"

He kissed her again.

Michelle seemed to panic. She looked out the window where several cars and people were passing by. Subconsciously, she wanted to shrink back, but Leon had such a firm hold on her. He then pinched her chin to draw her attention back to him. She said nervously, "Six months?"

He kissed her again.

Michelle was getting so embarrassed that she had to close her eyes. "Three months!"

She waited for two seconds, but no kiss came.

She slowly crack open an eye and found that Leon was smiling at her. He was finally satisfied with her answer.

'Three months! But how can I make Leon fall in love with me in just three months?'

Michelle was starting to feel anxious.

Then, Leon kissed her again.

Before Michelle could say anything else, he said, "This is your reward."

Michelle blinked. 'Is he making fun of me?'