Stay With Me

Chapter Seven: Choice and recognition

Rose woke up one morning, feeling a headache.
She took a shower, changed her clothes, and styled her hair

Rose felt sad and ashamed, remembering what had happened the night before.

She found an empty alcohol bottle on the table and threw it in the trash

But suddenly, she heard Alex's voice calling her.

Rose opened the door to the room and found Alex standing in the doorway.

Alex smiled and shook his head.

Alex said "Good morning, Rose Looks like you had a good time yesterday."

Rose felt embarrassed, and looked at the ground.

She didn't want to talk about what happened the night before.

Alex smiled, looked Rose in the eyes and noticed that her face was pale, and her eyes were red.

Alex said "Are you well?"

Rose replied "yes I'm fine."

Alex "It does not seem so."

Rose "I'm just tired."

Alex took Rose's hand, and they left the house.

They got on a horse and started walking around

Rose felt embarrassed, while Alex looked amused

Alex looked at Rose and put his hand on her cheek

“I feel like a little puppy would faint from shame.”

Rose turned back as she took a few steps away from the horse, and sent him a bleak smile, while he rose upright to complete his great height.

Alex smiled his trademark smile, while Rose looked around nervously, looking for anyone who might have seen them.

She knew she shouldn't be here with Alex, but she couldn't resist the urge to see him.

Alex only raised an eyebrow in surprise at Rose's strange behavior.

Rose stood there, hesitating, as she made her way towards him with hesitant steps.
Once she got close enough, barely a foot away from him, his eyebrows rose in surprise.

Rose was standing in front of him, her long blonde hair falling over her shoulders, her bright blue eyes sparkling in the sunlight.
She was wearing a simple floral dress, but it highlighted her natural beauty.

"Did you wear makeup?"  Alex asked, while trying to hide his surprise.

“Is this weird?” I asked With shame

Alex answered Rose's question firmly, saying, "A little"  He admired her serious expression of inquiry, which was too exquisite to forget.

Rose bit her lip, trying to suppress the tension.

Alex looked at her sideways and smiled.

"Rose admitted quietly that she wanted to look nice, so she could be treated well," she murmured softly.

Alex and Rose kept walking in the stable, never taking his eyes off
About Rose

He thought she was receiving some ending, but it was never clearly confirmed.

Could she have changed her mind about him?  Was it possible for him to be so kind and helpful to her?  Or was it just a game of his?  There may be mixed emotions between them.

You try to ignore the negative thoughts and focus on the positive feelings you have about them.

Having it can have a huge impact on him and his way of thinking. 

When he spends a lot of time next to her, he seems to immerse himself in a world of their own.

Maybe she was using some indirect signals to reveal her true desire for him.
He may feel crazy because he is overwhelmed with his thoughts and feelings about her.

He may be trying to balance rational thoughts with the strong emotions he feels.

It's not easy to be in an intense emotional state all the time, but he tries his best to be kind and respectful towards her without her noticing.

She might have a major impact on his life, his thoughts, and his way of dealing with things, and he wanted to deal with her better than he had before, but he was confused about whether she deserved that or not. 

There were some questions and questions he had about this girl's intention and desire to be nice to her.

Alex laughed

"Why are you laughing, what's going on?" Rose asks

“Nothing,” Alex answered spontaneously

“Do you like apples?

Apples? His brow rose slightly
“Yes, I love apples” But why do you ask this question?! Alex was surprised by her question.

She remembered when she was walking home with Seth.
  He was waiting for her in front of her school, and they bought some apples. 
The apples were delicious and comforting.

I felt sad when I realized that those memories would never come back.

Rose looked at Alex as he tidied up the stable, and felt her heart beating hard.  He was handsome and gentle, and she had a strong and incomprehensible feeling.

Rose kept looking at him, trying to understand why she was so attached to him when she had previously hated him to death. 
Was it just physical attraction?  Or was there something more?

Deep down, she knew it was more than that.  She felt a strong connection with him.

In the end, she forced herself to leave the place and go home.

In her room, she sat on her bed thinking.

She whispered to herself “Why would I fall in love with a man who engaged to another girl? Don’t be crazy, Rose, wake up from your dream.”

That night, Alex was busy working in his office.

Rose entered the office, wearing a beautiful pink dress. 
Her blonde hair was loose on her shoulders, and she looked gorgeous.

Alex stood up from his desk and looked at her with a smile. 
“Hi Rose,” he said.  "Didn't you go to sleep?"

“No,” Rose said.  "I just had a question for you."

“Come on,” Alex said  "what is the Question?"

Rose took a deep breath and tried to pull herself together  "Do you think there's a chance we could be together someday?"

Alex stopped smiling and looked at her in surprise. 
"What do you mean?"

Rose felt very ashamed

Rose turned to leave, but Alex grabbed her hand
  “Rose,” he said " Something wrong."

Rose didn't answer him and went back to her room

Rose sat on her bed, feeling very sad.  She had failed to confess her feelings to Alex, and now she was feeling embarrassed.

Rose started cursing herself

She said “You stupid, you lazy, you coward.”

Then she said "How dare you be afraid of a stupid man like Alex? He's just a man, not a good."

Then she said, "What were you afraid of? Were you afraid he would reject you? Well, he rejected you, so what changed?"

Rose laughed to herself, then said, "Okay, that's enough cursing, I should go to sleep."

Rose got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face.
 
While she was washing her face, she looked at herself in the mirror, and said, "Well, Rose, you've learned your lesson. Next time, you won't be afraid."

Rose smiled, then went back to bed to sleep