Take My Breath Away

'I thought he'd be jealous when he heard I got engaged. I was naive. He doesn't care at all, '

Blair thought bitterly as she tried hard to not shed tears in front of him. If she cried, she would look weak. In a relationship, whoever falls in love first hurts more. She was well aware of that, but she was also a proud girl.

She walked past him and reached out her hand to open the door to the stall, but he stopped her. He pressed her against the wall and pressed his lips against hers. She was trembling the whole time.

Blair was unable to hold back her tears anymore, and they streamed down her cheeks. 'What's he doing? If he doesn't like me, why kiss me? And this isn't the first time! What does he want?' she thought to herself.

A teardrop rolled into her mouth. The salty taste reminded her of their relationship, and the many things that happened. Wesley loosened his grip on her and panted in her ear. After a long pause, he said in a hoarse voice, "Study hard and forget me. Maybe you should go."

'What? Does he think I shouldn't have come to dinner? Maybe he has a point there. Among the other four juniors, two are Uncle Adalson's sons, and the other two are Uncle Baldwin's sons. I'm only Uncle Adalson's niece. Does he think I came here to see him?

But if I didn't come, would he think I was playing hard to get? Ugh!'

Tears welled in her eyes once more. Actually, she really didn't plan to bug him, nor did she want to be here in the first place. She was afraid that once she saw Wesley, she'd lose control and all the feelings would come rushing back.

'He kissed me because he wanted to comfort me? But that's not what I want!'

Blair raised her arm and was about to hit him.

She knew she shouldn't. This man was a superhero. But she was so pissed off that she just couldn't fight the urge to slap him.

However, Wesley was faster than her, catching her wrist.

Blair grew even angrier and punched him hard in the chest with her other fist.

This time, Wesley didn't stop her nor dodge. He just let

wait here while she was overseas. They could get married when she came back. But what if he died? He didn't want her to be sad at all, so he decided to put those thoughts aside.

What Wesley said convinced Hartwell.

He was a man and once served in the military too. He understood what Wesley was saying.

Wesley was due for a promotion soon, and he also had a bright future.

"Listen, I know Blair pretty well. If she made up her mind to be with you, she's already thought it through. She decided to accept the risk. Since she's not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Hartwell asked in confusion.

Wesley looked him in the eye and answered honestly, "I'm afraid of letting her down. I can't be the ideal boyfriend. So it's better if I don't say yes."

Hartwell wanted to press the issue, but decided better of it. He didn't want to interfere in their relationship. "You turned her down. Now live with it. Don't play games with her or get her hopes up. Just leave her alone," he warned.

"I know." Wesley thought he could do it.

When they returned to the private room, Blair and Niles were bantering back and forth. "You're such a sissy. You won't even try fish eyes," Blair taunted.

Niles puffed his chest up and retorted, "Taste is subjective. You don't eat everything put in front of you, either. Are you perfect? Uh-huh. Didn't think so."