Chapter 40 - Would you like me to be fat? (1/2)

"What?" He mouthed when she did not say anything after a long while.

Out of nowhere, she asked, "Why are you not fat?"

He was taken aback by the random question and after a second of silence, he laughed.

"Would you like me to be fat?"

A yawn caught her when she was thinking about his question. As she rubbed her eyes to get rid of the drowsiness, she said in a drowsy voice, "Not really. I like you like this."

He chuckled, "Thank you for your compliment." He stole a quick kiss from her lips before lying back down and enveloping her into his embrace, "Honestly, I thought of letting go. It was hard to maintain my figure when I was pulling in long hours."

"Why didn't you?" she asked as she nuzzled against him.

He smiled sadly as he explained, "I am from the founding family of a major international conglomerate. I cannot look soft and cuddly, appearance or otherwise."

He looked at her for a moment before saying, "Another reason is because I don't want to wait any longer when the right woman comes along. I want to sweep her up and marry her immediately."

After a moment of silence, she whispered, "Have you found the right woman?"

"Yeah, but she kept rejecting my advance." He said softly, his eyes forlorn as if he was hurt.

She looked downcasted as she replied, "Maybe she's afraid that you would find her inadequate."

"Never." He reassured her. With a husky voice, he added, "I'm willing to wait for her."

She drew circles on his chest and thought about what to say to him. After a while, she asked with all the seriousness she can summoned, "Since it is our 'second date' do you want to exchange a secret?"

"I already knew you are dating a gorgeous 40 year old man." He teased her and it successfully gotten a smile out of her serious face.

To avoid getting sidetracked, she quickly turned the smile back into a scowling face. "I'm serious."

He thought about it for a while before counter-proposing. "Alright, let's exchange one, but only if you tell me a secret that you have never told anyone."