Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 926

After being tossed by Aaron for a while, Ximena finally fell asleep. She woke up just in time for supper. She was pleasantly surprised to find that she was going to be able to make it to New Year's Eve dinner which was traditionally supposed to be a family event. However, her hip still hurt so much.

"You like braised meatballs in brown sauce, don't you? Eat as much as you like," Aaron said, putting more meatballs on Ximena's place nonchalantly.

Ximena felt her stomach twist when she saw Aaron put more food on her place. She thought to herself, 'Is he serious? Who would eat this after going through what I went through?'

Aaron didn't seem to care what she really thought. When he saw Ximena refusing to eat, he added fuel to the fire by saying, "You shouldn't be such a picky eater. You should have a balanced diet. You have to eat lots of different food to be healthy."

In Ximena's mind, she was cursing him, 'If he knew how frail my health was, then why did he have to do that to me!'

This was the only thing Ximena could do. After a moment's pause, she responded in a cold voice, "Thanks, but I don't really feel like eating right now."

Aaron let it go. The rest of the dinner went by surprisingly smoothly, so Aaron didn't let the night go by without him doing his routine to her.

Ximena could do nothing but curse him in her mind.

One rainy winter day, Ximena snuggled inside the warm house with a book. She was already feeling better but Aaron still wouldn't allow her to go out. He told her to keep recuperating and to remain healthy.

She liked reading books about fashion design. She was particularly interested in delicate patterns and styles as well as avant-garde designs. As she read, she felt her heart twitching in excitement. She grabbed her sketchbook and charcoal pencils and started drawing right then and there. Ximena had always dreamed of being a fashion designer but she had never really done anything to really try and pursue it. However, she'd been drawing and designing clothes on her own for a while now. She was so focused on drawing that she hadn't noticed that Aaron had already come back until he came over to stand next to her and commented, "Not bad."

Ximena jumped at the sound of that. She swiftly turned her head to find Aaron standing next to her. She automatically shut her sketchbook close and clutched it tightly against her chest.

"Why are you hiding it from me? I already saw it, you know," Aaron said as he moved to sit next to her.

Ximena couldn't utter a word out of shock. When she finally came back to her senses, she turned her head towards Aaron in confusion, "What time did you arrive?"

"Been here for a while. You didn't even notice. Maybe I should punish you, huh?" Aaron said in a deep voice.

Since she had left hospital, Aaron had been so reckless with his words. However, Ximena still wasn't used to his crassness.

He grabbed her head and pulled it towards him and slapped his lips on hers rather violently.

After a while, Ximena started tasting blood. Annoyed, she bit him back. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the kiss. Something had changed between them while some things remaining the same. Maybe they could really be together; perhaps not forever but for some time.

Their relationship was like crystal. It was beautiful, almost dreamlike but in fact it was also fragile and if it broke, it shattered into a million pieces.

Ximena snuggled up to Aaron, leaning against his chest, as she continued to read her book. Suddenly, she raised her head and said, "Aaron, I want to go out."

Aaron looked at her and asked, "To buy clothes?"

"No," she shook her head.

"To have your hair done?" Aaron asked again, frowning this time.

"No," she shook her head again.

"Then for what?" he asked in confusion as if wanting to go out for another reason was an impossibility.

"I just want to go out for some fresh air," Ximena answered.

"Why? Isn't the air here at home fresh? And I can assure you that the air outside is not fresh at all," Aaron said in a somber voice.

A cast of shadow dimmed Ximena's face. "Why do you keep me here like a caged canary?" she asked.