It'll Come Naturally

"I'm sorry. My mistake got you a tongue lashing from my brother." Leena bit her lip sorrily. She knew that Duke leveled those
harsh accusations at Kevin only because he loved her too much. Duke was always overly tense when it came to her.
"No, he's right. I didn't take care of you. It's my fault. I don't feel like he was out of line." In fact, it was already the best thing that
could happen. He had thought that Duke would beat him up. Yet he had only got yelled at. How lucky was that? But he was also
aware that this was not over, that Duke might get even with him someday.
"No, please don't take Duke seriously. It's my fault. I'll be more careful. Please don't blame yourself for me being careless."
Leena didn't know whether Kevin had said all those things out of sincerity or pure anger. But she felt like a loser for not being
able to take care of herself. No wonder Kevin would be mad at her.
"We should hire a maid. This way you would be taken care of when I'm not at home." Kevin took Leena's injuries seriously.
Preferred to be alone, he never hired any help. But now with Leena here, he must hire one to make sure she was okay.
"Why? I can look after myself well enough. Today was just an accident. It will never happen again. Besides, I don't like strangers
walking around my home. It makes me uncomfortable."
Back in the Lengs' house, she hated it when the house maids walked around and interrupted her designing. She often wished
that she could just be alone. After all, inspiration didn't always knock on the door. And it always took her time to get back into the
groove when she was disturbed. Now the marriage finally gave her some space. She didn't need to worry about anyone
infringing on her and driving away her inspiration. After Kevin went to work, she would be alone in this house. That was exactly
what she hoped for all along. So she must prevent Kevin from hiring help.
"You might as well put up with it for a bit. At least during your recovery, we need a nurse to check on you. How about an hourly
worker? This way you wouldn't be interrupted."
Kevin was quite puzzled about Leena's insistence on not hiring anyone. After all, as a daughter of a well-to-do family, she must
have grown up surrounded by maids. How come she was not used to it?
"Please don't hire anyone, Kevin. I promise I can look after myself. This will never happen again. Besides, it'll get better in a few
days, like Daisy said. There is no need to hire anyone in particular."
That was the first time that Leena was extra nice while talking with Kevin. she was all smiles, her piteous eyes full of pleading
and puppy dog innocence fixed on him. He folded.

"Are you sure? You know that I have to go to work everyday, so I can't take care of you. So, we need to figure out what to do
about meals." While saying this, Kevin lifted Leena from the sofa quite unexpectedly. With a poker face, he walked upstairs.
"I know. I can cook meals myself or I can order for delivery. That's not a problem. Don't worry. I wasn't born yesterday. I can deal
with this." Leena then draped her fine arm around his neck. She was now used to his unexpected hugs after what had happened
before dinner. This was all natural to her now. After all, Kevin was her legitimate husband. It would be strange to act coy.
"Okay, as you wish, we won't hire anyone. I will prepare breakfast for you before I go to work. You deal with lunch. As for dinner, I
will try to get back early and cook for you. And I will do all the housework. Does that work for you?" Kevin then placed her on the
bed, his handsome face implying his helplessness. Now he understood why her brothers gave her so much attention. No one
could ever resist her charms, not even him.
"Thanks, Kevin. I promise I will never do anything to make you worry before I recover." Kevin's consent made Leena's smile grow
brighter. It was so charming that Kevin even forgot what he was doing. He just stared at her for quite a while until he noticed his
own gaffe and he looked away. He coughed gently as a way to hide his embarrassment.
"You sit here tight. I will turn on the water for your shower." Without waiting for Leena's response, Kevin walked into the
bathroom. On the way, he pondered, 'Why am I mesmerized by Leena's smile? This isn't normal.'
"Ah! Taking a shower? How am I supposed to wash myself like this?" Leena murmured as she looked at her scalded hand in
worry. Yet Kevin didn't notice Leena's words for he was troubled by the same question.
Leena lay down and closed her eyes. She found that she might have fallen in love with Kevin gradually. Just now when Duke
blamed Kevin, the first thing crossed her mind was not her brother's feelings, but Kevin's instead. She didn't want Kevin to feel
like he was treated badly. That was why she defended him so eagerly, and it disappointed Duke. Duke must have felt hurt that
his own sister talked back to him for a man she married for only a handful of days. You could see it in his eyes.
She sighed. She knew how Duke felt. She still remembered why she slept with Kevin in the first place -- purely out of
disappointment for another man. What she didn't know was whether her feelings for Kevin were really love or a mere crush? If
she was in love, would the love grow so deep that she could never forget?