"Bullshit. She just harped on it a lot and was getting on my nerves. But still, I'm not changing the way I do things because of her. I know who I am, and I am not her. She can take her words and stick 'em where the sun doesn't shine." Leena kept her eyes open, and stared into Kevin's soul. She wanted to know what he was thinking.
"I'm sorry.You must be upset," said Kevin apologetically.Kevin took her in his arms. Young and willful as she was, he thought she might get angry and have a meltdown every now and then. But she never did that. Maybe it was because that she was more mature and smarter than most women her age.
"Are you apologizing to me on her behalf? Don't do that. Seeing you do anything for her will upset me and make me think you and her are a real couple. You don't need to apologize for some crazy skank." Leena looked irritated. 'I'm not a paranoid and crazy woman. But I can still get hurt," she thought to herself.
"I'm apologizing for the situation. This whole thing was pretty hard for both of us. I don't want you to be upset. So, don't think too much. I'm telling you straight up, no hidden meanings."Kevin got nervous when Leena treated him indifferently and apathetically. People processed their emotions in their own way, but that didn't mean that her coldness made him feel any better. He knew Leena was generous, kind and reasonable. He felt lucky to have married a girl like her.
"Do you think I'm mean? Come on, Kevin. I have already given up expecting you to love me too much. But as for me flying off the handle -- I thought you knew me better than that. If you did know me, then you wouldn't have said that to me," said Leena. You could almost hear the tears behind her words. She couldn't help mocking her love and marriage as well as her husband's devotion to her.If Kevin did love her, he would have known her better.
"You got me all wrong, honey. Or do you think I cheated on you?"Kevin's brow furrowed. Usually, Leena was pretty silent about their relationship and how they felt. What was wrong with her tonight?
"No, I don't. I'm just tired, that's all. Never mind. Most marriages aren't based on love anyway. We aren't that different from other couples after all." Leena smiled bitterly, with a mixed sense of helplessness and disappointment. She didn't intend to bring this up. But the atmosphere turned sour somehow.
"What's wrong? Do you regret marrying me already?" asked Kevin coldly.Hadn't they reached an agreement about this? Kevin wondered.Besides, he had been making great efforts to ensure their relationship was solid. Nobody was allowed to come between them, or make them turn against each other.
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