Marco was about to go to his office when he saw Franky still sleeping in her room.
Marco :"Don't you go the school today ?"
Franky :"No, I'm not. I'm sick today."
Marco touched her forehead :"You have fever ?" she got sweat a lot.
Franky :"No, only my stomach ache, it will get better later."
Marco :"If you sick you must take some medicine !"
Franky :"I still can hold it, if not I'll take the pain killer. But I prefer not."
Marco :"What can I do to help you ?"
Franky :"Nothing, or can you make some ginger soup with brown sugar for me ?"
Marco :"Sure I can, if it can relieve your pain."
Franky :"But it takes some time, you'll be late to go to your office !"
Marco :"It's OK. I'll make them for you now."
Actually it was a pain because of her first day period, she couldn't tell him about it. After some time Marco went back to her room with a bowl of hot ginger soup "Here's your ginger soup, just take it slowly, it's still hot."
Franky :"Thank you, you can leave now, you'll be late !"
Marco :"Are you sure you don't need me anymore ?"
Franky :"Yes, just go !"
Marco :"OK"
Marco went to his office, he asked his secretary about Franky's pain and he asked her suggestion for medication, his secretary said "It looks like her period first day pain, don't worry it will go, no need for medication, just pain killer if she couldn't help the pain. Maybe you should asked chinese traditional medicine doctor, they usually have some herbs that can relieve the pain."
Marco :"Thanks for your info."
He said to himself "So, it was her period ! So scary to see her in pain like that."
Marco had bought a gift for her birthday that day when he asked her out to have shopping, he bought her a light blue mini dress. He wanted to surprise her that day, early in the morning he knocked on her door. Franky woke up with blurry eyes she opened the door, Marco was holding a little tart in front of her door "Surprise.... Happy Birthday !"
Franky rubbed off her eyes and smiling "How do you know it's my birthday today ?"
Marco :"I asked Ethan, make a wish and blow the candle now."
Franky closed her eyes a while and then blew the candle. Marco took the cake at the dining table and sliced it then he gave it to her "Come, try it !" Marco took a box from his bedroom and gave it to her "I have a birthday gift for you, open it !"
Franky smiled happily :"For me ? Wow thank you !" when she opened the box she got surprised her face turned to pale "A dress ? Why do you give me a dress ?"
Marco :"Cause I want you to wear it ! I never see you wear any dress ?"
She ran to her room and locked it, Marco chased her but couldn't open the door.
Marco :"Frank.... please open the door, why you lock the door ? We need to talk !"
Franky got stun she said to herself "He knew I'm a girl ? Since when ? How did he know ? I must ask him !" She then opened the door, he went into her room.
Franky looked at his face :"Since when did you know I'm a girl ?"
Marco :"Recently."
Franky :"Who told you ?"
Marco :"No one"
Franky :"How did you know then ?"
Marco :"I could feel it, then I found some proof."
Franky :"What proof ?"
Marco :"There" Marco pointed at her underwear laundry.
Franky got shock :"So you...you... came to my room and turned my room upside down ?"
Marco :"Not really, by the way why do you have to hide it from me ? I'm glad to know you as a girl ! Because....because I like you !"
Franky :"Are you just confessing to me ?"
Marco :"Yes, I've been holding it for a long time and I can't wait any longer to tell you about my feelings for you !" They silence for a while, then Marco grabbed her head and took the initiate to kissed her lips, she couldn't resist it, it was so sweet and gentle kiss "Happy birthday my love". Franky just stunned and silence a tear dropped from her eyes.
Marco :"Don't cry my dear, you should be happy !" He wiped her tears with his hand.
Franky :"Can you go out from my room for a while ? I have to calm down myself."
Marco :"OK, don't get mad and be happy, cause today is your birthday !"
She closed the door and locked it again, she flung herself to the bed and cried. "So he knew it for a long time, but why do I feel relieve now, I'm not scared. Why it has to be like this ? He confessed his feeling ? Was he not lying ? oooh.... I don't know I should trust him or not. I'm confusing now !"
On her unstable state, she decided to go home to her village, she needed some time to calm herself down and trying to figure out what she truly want. She left a note for Marco to tell him that she returned to her village for some time. Marco called Ethan to make sure her whereabouts and he told him about what had happened. Ethan confirmed her come back home to his mom and report back to Marco.
Ethan :"Just give her some times to calm down. She'll be OK."
Marco :"OK, I'll wait for her to come back."
Ethan :"Are you sure you like my sister ?"
Marco :"I never been so sure about anything like this before, and we've been together for quite a long time, so time had connected us together to be close to each other."
Ethan :"Alright, I trust you ! Just be good to my sister !"
Marco :"Don't worry, I will !"
Marco had been waited for a week, but he hadn't heard about when Franky would come back, so he decided to visit her home this week end, he had asked Ethan the address.
Franky had been came back to her home for a week, but she's still hesitated to go back to the B city, she had asked Henry for a week off.
Marco came to her house on saturday morning, he had contacted Wendy and asked her about Franky's whereabouts almost everyday.
Wendy :"Hi, brother Marco, she's in the farm yard now, she's still confusing with her feeling. Like I told you, she doubted your sincerity."
Marco :"What is she doing in there ?"
Wendy :"She's feeding the chickens, she always doing that if she's in stress state to calm herself down. I think she's bathing our dog now."
Marco went to the backyard of their house, he looked Franky just finished bathing her dog, now she's drying the dog furs. Marco stood up a bit far from her, he's waiting for her till she finished, unknown to her, he filmed her from far with his phone.
Franky was very care with her dog Soji, it always entertained her and changed her mood to be good "OK Soji, you're clean and fresh now, you may go now !" she then cleaned up the place. Marco stopped his filming, he tried to go near her now.
Marco :"Have you enjoyed your holidays ? When will you back to school and work ?"
Franky surprised to hear his voice, she turned her body :"Since when have you been here ?"
Marco came to her standing, his face was very close to her face now, she got clumsy she took a step back, she couldn't move back again because her body hit the wall. Marco step forward, his face was very close to her face, he couldn't held his longing to her.
Marco :"I just came here, I can't help waiting for you to come back to my house, so I decided to pick you up here. Ethan's wedding is getting nearer also right ? Don't you have to prepare for it ?"
Franky :"I..I... was planning to go back tomorrow."
Marco :"I don't believe you ! I can't wait you any longer, I really miss you !" he kissed her lips passionately, they enjoyed their kissing for some time, her hands slowly holding his body.
Marco :"I miss you so much Franky, please don't leave me alone anymore !"
Their eyes met each other they continue their kiss again. Wendy came to see what happened, but she turned back after seeing them kissing "Wow they're so romantic ! It turns out sister just hot also in love !" she smiled giggling.
Franky :"I won't leave you again brother, you have assured me now. I don't want to loose you !" They're hugging each other now.
Franky :"Let's go to the fields I want to show you something."
They went to the grassland near her house, there was a little lake in the middle of it.
Franky :"When I was a child I fell down into the lake when I was chasing a butterfly, since then I'm afraid to the water because I was almost drowned, but someone saved me, he's a boy older than me. He took me to his house to calm me down. But I forgot his name, I think he called Ming ?"
Marco smiled :"His name is Hao Ming !"
Franky :"How do you know ?"
Marco's took something from his pocket and showed to her :"I've been holding this bracelet since long time ago, because the girl who gave it to me had took away my heart with her."
Franky's eyes widened to see the bracelet :"It's my butterfly bracelet ! So, you're Hao Ming gege who saved me from the lake long time ago ?"
Marco smiled :"Yes, I was. And you are the little girl called Xiu Xin ?"
Franky nod :"Yes, my mom and brother called me Xiu Xin."
Marco :"So, we were bond to each other since long time ago !"
Franky hugged him :"Yes we were !" she started to cry "I'm sorry to doubt you before Hao Ming ge !"
Marco cared her hair :"Silly girl ! I love you with my sincere heart since long time ago !"
They were sitting around at the field for a while, had some chat about their past life until the sky turned to dark, her dog soji was barking to her, he asked her to come back home.
Marco stayed at her house that night, he tried to get close to her mom also.