Take My Breath Away

Wesley's phone was broken, and Blair knew about it. During the mission, one of his men had called her to let her know that Wesley was safe.

"Mm hmm." He had come back just to see her, and he needed to leave once he got changed. Blair entered their bedroom and picked a set of clean clothes for him.

Wesley didn't have the time for a bath. He put on the fresh clothes, gave Blair a gentle kiss and left in a hurry.

Blair picked up his dirty clothes, put them into a large basin and began to wash them by hands.

His clothes smelled of sweat, and there was blood and mud on them. She didn't frown at all. He was good at his job, and she was proud.

Wesley didn't come back again until it was almost half past midnight. Blair was still waiting for him. As soon as he walked in, she offered, "Are you hungry? Go take a warm bath first. I'll cook some noodles for you."

"All right."

Blair went to the bathroom and ran the hot water for him. While he took his bath, she began to cook.

When Wesley got out of the bathroom, Blair was cooking the vegetables. "It'll be ready soon. Wait for a while," she said.

Wesley entered the kitchen and held his wife from behind. "Babe."

"Hmm?" Blair's lips curled when she heard his soft voice.

"Are you free tomorrow?"

"I am." She was available every day. She only had a part-time job right now. As long as she could finish her work on time, she could go anywhere, at any time.

She planned to find a full-time job after summer.

"Come to the base with me tomorrow." After a pause, he added, "Bring Joslyn along."

"Joslyn?"

"Mm hmm."

"What's up?" She looked at him in confusion.

"You'll know." Wesley didn't tell her, and Blair didn't press further. She ladled the noodles into a big bowl and placed it on the dinner table.

After he ate the whole bowl, they went to the bedroom. "Let's play hide the sausage," he said with a mischievous grin. Blair couldn't stop laughing.

The next day, Wesley drove Blair and Joslyn to the army base.

The two women stared at the young soldiers who were training in the grounds. Their athletic bodies made them drool. Joslyn slid her arm into Blair's and said, "This is the second time I

a reassuring smile without saying anything.

When they were a few meters away from the soldiers holding the roses, Wesley released her hand and fished something out of his pocket.

Under Blair's wide eyes, Wesley went on one knee, opened the embroidered box and revealed a diamond ring. The stone glinted under the sun's rays.

'He is going to propose...'

Blair looked at the smiling soldiers around them and then into Wesley's affectionate eyes. "I… Wesley, you..." She didn't know what to say.

Wesley spoke loudly so that all the soldiers in the grounds could hear him. "Blair, a few years ago, you proposed to me right here, in front of all those soldiers, but I turned you down. And as they say, 'Get up where you fall.' That's why I decided to bring you here to ask you the same question. Blair, I love you. Will you marry me?"

"Woah! Marry him! Say yes!" Before Blair could answer, the soldiers began to echo Wesley.

Their cheering made Blair's mind go blank for a second.

She hadn't expected him to propose to her in front of his soldiers, just like how she had done a few years back.

But...

She remembered what had happened two days ago, and tried to hold back her tears. "No! I don't want to marry you!" she said, loud and clear.

Disappointment, pain, guilt... A myriad of emotions flooded through Wesley. 'When I turned her down, did she feel the same back then?' he thought. He regretted having treated her like that in the past.