Her Boyfriend's Father

Alexa lit up a bright smile as she walked into the restaurant, sighting Mark from a distance. That was one thing she loved about Mark, he was never late to any date but she would tease him about taking her time to look pretty so that others will bow at him for having such a beautiful girlfriend and they will always laugh. She walked up to him wearing a silk, peach short dress. Her long platinum blonde hair dangled on her shoulders, revealing her glittering gold earrings. "You must be from the heavens, you look like an angel" Mark complimented as they both hugged. She gave a short laugh as they both took their seats. "What do you want? It's my treat, remember?" Alexa reminded, wearing a smile as she placed her Louis Vuitton bag on the table. "That's fine. I'll leave you to it" he finally broke out after staring intensely at her for a while. While smiling at him, she snapped her fingers and the waiter rolled in a tray of food. "What? Are we having a feast?" He asked in surprise, letting out a soft chuckle. She moved her body over the table, bending her body a little and whispered. "You should enjoy every bit of this dish, I paid for these with your card" Mark couldn't help but break out in laughter. "Happy Anniversary to us, Alex" he confessed, holding her hands softly as the waiter busied with arranging the foods on their table. While smiling at him, she opened her bag and brought out a phone. "I found this poem, I can't remember the author but I want to also read it out to you because I think this is my love story" He nodded. "Mark, I didn't fall in love with you because of the idea of love I once created, I fell in love with you because you are the reason love bloomed in me. I had this idea of love for a long time that it was worth chasing and fighting for, but I chose to always go to war. I confused love with abuse. I lost track of the gift love truly is. I once had this idea of perfection, this idea of forever... neither exists in this world. It's the edge of imperfection that drives me, not someone who captures my heart just to....." She paused in shock as Mark stood up and kissed her passionately on her lips. "I'm here now. Let's live in the moment, the moment of spring. Let's bloom and grow beautifully. I loved you, yesterday, I love you today and I will love you till the end is here" he whispered seductively and took his seat. Alexa cleared her throat a little, trying to control her blush. She has been with Mark for over 3 years, yet everytime they were so close that she could hear his heartbeat, her heart still races like it is love at first sight. He had this charm of melting her heart every single time. She remembered how they met. Their love was different from popular love stories. At a point, she wished to call it fate because the odds that it was a coincident was very slim. "Let's eat" Mark stated, disrupting her thoughts. She nodded cheerfully and grabbed her fork and knife. "This looks yummy" After their dinner, while walking out the restaurant, he took her hand and began to walk. "Let's take a stroll" Like a child, she nodded, following him behind. Mark was just perfect and her too-good-to-be-true partner. As they walked, she convinced herself that the rumors were wrong. Someone who was cheating on her will not be so loving and even if he wanted to be pretentious, he would never keep up with his act for long but there was Mark, whom few people had whispered to her that he was having an affair being loving and super caring. She sighed, pushing the thought away. Mark is a son to the most popular billionaire in town, how could anyone not be envious of her and try to end their relationship? She slapped her forehead a little in disappointment for not thinking about it. The whole dinner and treat was to test his love and he didn't fail. "Are you cold? It's a breezy evening you know and you've been silent." Mark asked, his voice tinged with concern. She shook her head and then nodded. "Babe, is there a problem? Do you want to tell me anything?" He stopped and asked, this time holding her chin and looking straight into her eyes. Looking at him, she couldn't bring herself to ask Mark if he was cheating on her. He would be so upset about her listening to rumors but she got the answers as well. Mark will never cheat on her. She moved closer to him, pretending to whisper something to his ear and ran away, laughing out loud. Mark furrowed his brows thoughtfully, wondering what game she was playing this time. She raised her hand, flagging a card and laughing so hard. "I got your card, I got your card" she announced melodiously. He chuckled. He loved it when she was so dramatic and childish. "You should return my card if you do not want to be shopping baby's clothes with that" She laughed harder. "You will not dare" "Give me the card. The money in there is not enough to help you shop for a new baby but you can give it a go" he threatened playfully. He finally caught her, tickled her and she continued laughing until he almost got hold of his card before the ringing of his phone interrupted them. "Hang around, I need to take this call. I'll be right back" "Is it your dad?" She whispered. He walked away, ignoring her. Just then, her phone beeped with a message from her best friend, Kiara. "I miss you" Alexa chuckled and blush. She tapped on her keyboard about to respond to the message when it was immediately deleted. Strange!