"I was talking about things in the coming years. After all, you are still mine and I can't expect to marry you off in a short time, can I? You are not that popular, sir," scoffed Leena. She could actually imagine Kevin wearing a Cinderella gown and a bridal veil. However, what she was trying to say was that if her man would be seduced by other women that easily, then she would not be so kind to him now. What was the point of clinging to him knowing that he would betray her someday?
"Seems that you are really far-sighted. But I will tell you what, it's difficult to follow the path of virtue but easy to succumb to vices. You will never know when a person would change. Maybe in a few years, maybe tomorrow." Kevin responded with faked seriousness. He put some food into her bowl, as he feared that she was too skinny to be considered healthy. He strongly thought that she should be the one gaining weight and not him.
"Then what about you? Will you succumb to vices? Or can I trust you?" Leena asked eagerly. She frowned at the food in her bowl, but ate them with resignation in the end.
"Who knows? That's why you should keep a close watch on me!" Kevin said jokingly, then gave her a wink. Now it was Leena's turn to wonder whether he meant it or not.
After pondering for a while, Leena replied," In my opinion, no one can take my place if we are destined for each other. Otherwise, you will still be unfaithful to me even if I never let you out of my sight. So I think I should just let it be." This was Leena's idea and practice about love. She was never a doubting Thomas but she would not tolerate it if people deceived her.
"You said it, girl. I'm glad that you think that way. Now just dig in before the dishes get cold," urged Kevin after he put the succulent crab flesh he had peeled for her in her bowl. He would really like to make her eat all the nutritious foods on the table.
"Stop it! I can't eat that much. Can't you see? My bowl is all full!" groaned Leena. She was looking at the heaping pile of food before her with a pained expression. She nearly shouted out when she discovered that Kevin had put so much food in her bowl without her knowing it. Were her plans backfiring at her? Was Kevin really launching her plan to feed him against her after he heard about it? It seemed to her that he wanted to strike first and fatten her up even before she could take actions.
"You should eat more. I think you're too skinny. All I can see is nothing but skin and bones," teased Kevin. He had stopped adding food to her bowl after she protested. Instead, he started to enjoy the meal.
"Nonsense! Look at my beautiful body and curves first before you say that again. To tell you honestly, I think I have perfect curves completed with big breasts and buttocks. I'm just the way a model is!" Head up and chest out, Leena tried to show her figure while fighting back. She was too excited to realize that she was about to make a spectacle of herself again.
"Oh… really? Where? I can't see any of what you are saying." Kevin continued to tease her. It was just amusing to see her blowing her top. He faked a little cough with his fist covering his mouth to stifle his laughter.
"If you don't believe me, you can feel it yourself..." She broke off in mid-sentence, stunned. 'What was I talking about?' She thought to herself. 'Was I just telling him to touch my body? Will he think that I said it on purpose to lure him?'
However, her answer was also way beyond Kevin's expectation. He couldn't even bat a word as he froze there with his eyes wide with surprise.
Well...You can simply forget about what I said." Leena said lamely. She grew absolutely ashamed of herself and avoided Kevin's gaze. She couldn't believe that she had actually said those words. How could she just drop her guards and talk to him in that way?
But I heard it, and I can't take my mind off it now," Kevin refused with a malicious smile after recovering himself. Of course he would not drop the matter since she took the initiative and seduced him. Although it was quite unintentional, she could not take those words back.
"I'm afraid that you heard it wrong," argued Leena helplessly. She could only lower her head out of shame until she nearly hit her forehead against the table.
Hey, eat with your mouth, not your forehead," Kevin quickly stopped her. He couldn't help but chuckle as he saw her act like a kid. She would shoot from the hip sometimes and he had long gotten used to it. It was just that what she said meant something else to him this time. He was a bit aroused.
"I... Kevin, are you laughing at me?" Leena questioned then bit her lip. She had always been good at playing tricks on others but it was odd how she always ended up being the laughing stock when faced with him. Did this conclude that love could really make one stupid?
No, I'm not," Kevin paused and said. "You're overthinking it. How would I laugh at such a cute girl. Now stop making unworthy assumptions and dive in!" He really didn't mind if his woman was clumsy before him. He knew that it didn't mean that she was foolish. Rather, it just showed that she trusted him and she was relaxed enough to be herself when he was around.
"You are lying! I saw you laughing secretly just now and you are smiling again!" Leena pouted in annoyance. She knew it clearly that she had just made a fool of herself again by saying those thoughtless words. It was fortunate that there was no one else there to watch. She would rather die than let others see her act that way. If ever, that would be a social-suicide.
"What do you expect then? Am I supposed to cry? But why would I?" People said that women were hard to please. Kevin couldn't agree more. Apparently, Leena was one of that kind of women.
Nah...why would I make a fuss about this trifle with you? You see, I don't care about it at all. Now, I'm full, and I will go upstairs to unpack. Remember to clean the table after your meal. It's your punishment for offending me!" As soon as she finished her words, Leena stood from her seat and bolted out of that place. She did it so fast that Kevin wasn't even able to blurt any word at all. He watched her disappear in the staircase in no time. He suspected that she must have practiced the stunt so many times thus she was an expert at escaping now.