The Periwinkle Affair

TPA 24: Be My Wife

"You don't have to adopt Periwinkle."

"You don't have to adopt Periwinkle."

"You don't have to adopt Periwinkle."

Those six words keep on replaying on her head over and over like it was a broken record. She wasn't sure if she heard it right or she might have been losing her hearing... more like her mind.

"What did you say." She is on an attack mode at the moment. She might have gotten excited to find out that Alden remembered that moment in the past but with what she heard from him right now erased all the kilig she's feeling.

Alden just stared at her with that dimpled smile. She tried to suppress the feeling of... whatever she's feeling at the moment staring at him. All she wanted is to punch this man's face. How dare he tell her not to adopt Periwinkle?

"Who do you think you are to tell me that I don't have to adopt her." She's mad. He continued to smile at her, and did not say a word.

"And you also said earlier that you meddled with Periwinkle's chance to get adopted by me. Is this where you start fulfilling your revenge on me?" She asked, holding back the anger and tears.

He shook his head but the smile did not waver. She's hating him more on a different level. Why is he so freaking' handsome, I can't concentrate being mad at the psycho. She will deal with her mind later. Right now, she wants to, at least, try to concentrate on the issue at hand, and that is Periwinkle's adoption, her heart could wait some other time.

"No. Didn't you hear all my story? Did you listen to every single word I said?" He asked, still smiling and she just wanted to erase that smile off of his face. She has this irresistible urge to punch him. Do you really want to do that? Her mind now is teasing her. She made an emotional note, not a mental note, that she will take care of her mind later.

"Didn't I tell you that things have changed since I realized how I exactly feel towards the woman whom I thought killed my brother? Didn't you hear the part when I said that I am more worried about her than mad or angry? I may have said that I had a plan to meddle on her adoption process, and that is true, but I can do better than that. I can make the adoption go away and you can still have her if you still want her." Maine just stared at him emotionless. Alden pulled her closer as he scooted more towards her.

"My mind is all over the place right now, Alden. I heard everything you said but I can't wrap my head around it. I can't think straight with that dimple distracting me." She didn't know why she said what she said but it was too late to stop herself or take it back. His laughter echoed in her room and it made her heart flutter more. Punyemas! Her mind screamed.

"I'm sorry if my lone dimple is distracting you, but I hope you realize too that you are in front of me right now, in your room," He looked around and his eyes landed on her bed. "is way more of a distraction to me than my lone dimple to you." He countered. Her jaw dropped at what he said. Is he flirting with me! She said inwardly. Oh yes! He's flirting with you, big time! Her mind screaming, yelling at her. She will really deal with her mind later.

"Oh no! You can't do this to me!" She said trying to take his grip off of her hands. "You can't make me fall in love with you as your revenge! That is just flat out cold and cruel!" Alden furrowed his brows. He doesn't know how to react to her outburst. She was able to get her one hand free. She reached over to her nightstand drawer.