"Do we really need to go out?" The refrigerator was packed. It would take about 30 minutes or so to prepare a sumptuous dinner. Eating out was a waste of time. Besides, the food in the restaurant was salty and oily. Leena didn't like it.
"Why? Don't you want to go out?" Kevin looked straight at Leena. 'What a doll-like girl, ' he thought. Her lips pouted invitingly, making her look like a little princess.
"No. You must be tired from your trip. Go take a shower first. I promise dinner will be ready after you finish the shower. We don't have to go out to look for a restaurant. Not when we have everything we need here." Leena immediately stood up and walked to the kitchen at a brisk pace. It was the happiest thing to cook dinner for the man she loved.
"Alright. Take your time. Don't be too anxious. I don't need you to burn yourself again." Kevin proposed going out to eat because he didn't want Leena to cook. Since Leena didn't want to go out, he agreed to stay home. Also, he had been out for a long time. He missed the delicious dishes that Leena cooked.
Leena washed the rice deftly and put it in the electric cooker. After pressing "on," she went to take out some simple ingredients from the refrigerator. 'It won't take much time, ' she thought.
Kevin looked at the rest of the instant noodles and her laptop on the table. The screen was still on. Kevin guessed she must have been surfing the net while eating noodles just now. It was what young girls like Leena liked to do. Kevin shook his head smiling. He never had time for it.
He turned around and carried his suitcase upstairs. After a ten hour flight, he did feel a little tired, so he took Leena's advice to relax and enjoy a bath.
Going back to the familiar bedroom, Kevin found it was filled with a faint floral fragrance which he had never smelled before. It looked like Leena had changed the room while he was away. Even the smell of the air was different. She had added colorful pillows, closet organizers, more shelves, brightly-hued throws, and had moved more of her stuffed animals from the Leng house here. It was definitely more girly.
Everything in the house was familiar yet strange to Kevin, because Leena had made many big changes. It was totally different from how it used to be. When Leena lived here alone, she must have been busy decorating the place. Now the house was much more cozy and comfortable than before. Kevin was quite satisfied with it.
Immersing himself in the warm water, Kevin gave a comfortable sigh and felt that it was the most pleasant thing to stay at home. He didn't expect that Leena would be here. Before he left for training, he asked her to go back to her house, because he was worried about her staying here alone. She had promised she'd go, but she went back on her word. Instead, she stayed here and decorated the house.
Kevin scooped up some water with his hands to wash his face and then gently closed his eyes, completely relaxing himself in the water. The last training exercises were absolutely brutal. Better him than Daisy, though. If the colonel decided to participate, she would have suffered bitterly. But he took her place, because he didn't like to see her in pain. After experiencing this closed training, Kevin found that he had cast aside his love for Daisy. Sometimes her silhouette would flash into his mind, but he just let it go, because he thought that he shouldn't cling to it anymore. 'It's the best for both of us, ' he thought, 'Forget her, and fall in love with someone else.'
Leena was clever in mind and skillful to boot. She had gotten a few dishes ready in half an hour. Since Kevin hadn't come, she cooked another Seaweed and Egg Soup. Then there were three dishes and one soup. She didn't have much time, so she could just cook some vegetable dishes.
A long time had passed since Kevin went upstairs to take a shower, but he hadn't come back to the dining hall yet. 'What is he doing?' Leena muttered to herself. She walked upstairs and gently pushed open the door of the bedroom, but it was quiet. Weird! Where was he? Thinking that Kevin might be in the study, Leena looked inside, but it was also pitch-dark. No one was there. She went back to the bedroom and frowned at the closed door of the bathroom. 'Did he fall asleep? He hasn't done that before. Maybe training was really tough this time, ' thought Leena.
Leena hesitated for a moment, but she still didn't have the courage to push the door in, so she knocked gently. No one answered her. In desperation, she had to knock harder. She pursed her lips, growing more concerned as she waited for Kevin's answer.
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