Chapter 206 - Bold (1/2)

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Proceed with slight caution... possible overload of... things....

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Kris placed Lena's phone on the glass table and hugged her with both of his arms.

”So.. have you thought of your gift?” Lena asked him.

”I want... I want us to take a step forward in our relationship.” Kris softly replied.

”Step forward?” Lena pulled her face a bit away from Kris so she could get a good look at him. Lena put her two index finger together and tap them. ”Like... that?”

Kris looked at her finger then back at her cute face. ”What is that?”

”It means we... you know?” Lena spoke. But if Kris did not know what that means then maybe... he was talking about something else. ”Never mind... what do you mean by next step?”

”I want you to get to know me better.” Kris answered. He grabbed Lena's hand and placed it on top of his beating heart. ”Because... I might be still able to let you go now if you don't like what you see about me... but later on, I don't know if I'll let you leave then. By then, I would be the monster that you would fear for the rest of your life but cannot run away from.”

Lena placed her free hand on his cheeks and softly stroke it. ”Ok.” Lena replied immediately.

She stopped touching his face and used both of her hands and grabbed Kris' hand to hold them. ”But I will tell you right now... that it would be a lie to say that I don't fear you at all.”

Kris knew it already. Lena would not be his Lena if she was unfearful of anything. Their first meeting was not golden. He had choked her, slapped her, and did so many other horrible things to her before. She had seen him beat people to death and him at his weakest. But through all of that, she was still here, with him, and smiling.

Lena squeezed his hands and looked directly at his eyes. ”But my love for you will always be greater than my fear for you. Every time that I am with you, my love for you grow more as my fear for you fade into the shadows.”

She kissed him gently on his lips and smiled. ”So Kris Li, show me your demons. I will still love you. I love your past, your present, and your future. No matter what, just let me love you. If you ever dare deny my love for you, it would be me who would be the monster you would fear for the rest of your life, and you would not be able to get away from me.”

Kris laughed but he hugged Lena tightly. ”Don't say I didn't warn you.”

Lena laughed with him. He was using her exact words against her.

Kris laid back on the sofa and let Lena settled on top of him, her head resting on his chest. He caressed her head.

”Clear your schedule for this weekend. We will go out then.” Kris spoke.

”Okay.” Lena replied. ”Are you going to give me a hint? Or will it be a surprise like last time?”

”Hmm... Maybe when I have you cuffed to my car so you can't back out.”

Lena lifted up her head and body so she was looking at the Kris... who was definitely still happy today. ”Or... you can cuff me right now.” She winked at him as a joke.

”I like that idea too!” Kris lifted Lena off his body and carried her.

”Ey! I was just joking, I have no cuffs!” Lena held his shoulder so she would not wall.

”It's ok. I have some.” He grinned widely at her.

”What? When did you have that? Why am I only hearing about those now?”

Kris walked towards the door to exit her apartment. ”Becuase if you did, then we would never leave this building. We would not want my mother at my door again, right? With you wearing no bras again...”