Cherish Love

ANNE ALEXANDRIA CHLOE's POV

"Hey! That's not fair!" I said when he finally reached the end. We are now playing the famous 'Snakes & Ladders' and to be honest, I know in myself that I'm good at this but why am I losing to him!? I saw him simply smiled at me that made me furrowed my brows. What's with that look?

"What do you mean by 'that's not fair', Chloe? I didn't cheat or anything, you know and I also won on my own so that means I have the right to choose whatever I want to eat, Chloe." I heard Dylan said as he looks at me with those annoying eyes of him while still smiling at me in victory. Geez! He's annoying me!

"But you know how much I love those cookies." I told him as I saw him chuckled. What?

"I don't like to play this anymore." I said before I stood up from sitting on the floor as I get the popcorn at the table before I sat on the couch. Seriously… I really love those cookies. I'm so unlucky today. First, I got a nightmare and after that I got lost many times already and lost my chance as well to eat my favorite cookies. Huhuhu. I'm so unlucky.

"Are you serious about that?" I heard Dylan suddenly said before he stood up and sat beside me on this couch.

"I don't want to play anymore." I said stubbornly while getting the remote control and as I changed the channel on TV.

"Then how about we play chess?" I heard Dylan suddenly ask me that made me just shook my head.

"No. I don't know how and I'm not in the mood to even learn how to play that now." I said seriously without looking at him. I saw him just nodded his head before leaning his back on the couch.

"How about watching some movies?" I heard Dylan asked once again that made me just shook my head.

"Thanks but I'm fine." I said seriously before I ate some popcorn. I really want that cookies ~ I saw him took a deep sigh in my peripheral vision that made me furrowed my brows. What's with that?

"How about I give you these cookies instead?" I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me return my attention to him once again. Really?

"Are you serious?" I asked as I looked at him seriously and there I saw him smile at me once again.

"Hmmm…? Well, I can also take that back if you want me to." I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me shook my head immediately.

"Don't! I'll take it." I said that made him smile even more as he gave me the cookies. Oh my ~ My favorite cookies!

"Seriously?" I heard Dylan suddenly ask but I just ignored him as I started to eat my favorite cookies. Oh gosh ~ I really love this!

"Hey, Chloe..." I heard Dylan suddenly called me that made me return my gaze at him.

"Hmmm?" I asked while munching and there I saw him looking at me seriously.

"Now that we're finally pretending to be husband and wife… Don't you think we should start knowing each other for us to make them believe in our act?" I heard Dylan said. Oh, that's right. Now that we are now married, we should be more careful on how we act in front of everyone because if they knew about our deal especially dad… I don't know what will happen to us after this.

"What do you want to know about me?" I asked after I get a cookie in a bowl again.

"Aside from your birthday and the fact that you are allergic to shrimps and you love these cookies… What are your other favorites?" Dylan asked me. Hmmm…?

"Hmmm…? As in all of my favorites?" I asked him, that made him just nod. Hmmm…? Well, I love shopping and...

"Yes, your favorites in general aside from shopping, Chloe." I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me turn to look at him once again. Why? What's wrong with that?

"What's with that? I'm a girl, you know." I said seriously at him that made him laugh.

"Yes, I know that's why I already expected that coming from you." I heard Dylan said that made me just nod. Is that so?

"Okay… Hmmm…? I love desserts, especially 'Mont Blanc'." I said. Oh, that reminds me of one of my mom's specialties!

"Really? Diane likes that too. I think you two should hang out sooner or later. I have a hunch that you two have in common." I heard Dylan suddenly said that surprised me. Seriously?

"Oh, really? That's great! I also want to hang out with her. I also want her to get to know her more." I said while still smiling. Diane is a wonderful girl. She's smart, kind and loves her brothers so much even though she likes to annoy her brothers especially Darryl.

"Chloe, may I ask you something?" I heard Dylan asked me once again that made me turn to look at him.

"You're already asking so what is it?" I said while still smiling at him and there I saw Dylan simply shook his head as he smiled at me.

"Well… Do you have any trust issues? I mean, you only have Rachel, right?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked me that made me just nod. Yes, Rachel is my only trusted friend but...

"Hmmm…? I'm not totally sure about it but I just feel like I need to be cautious in my surroundings all the time." I honestly said to him before I returned my gaze at him once again.

"Was it because you are the only daughter of Ramirez?" Dylan suddenly asked. Hmmm…?

"I'm not sure." I simply said. I'm really not sure about that either.

"Then how about sports or hobbies?" Dylan asked once again that brought my attention back at him.

"Well, I'm not into sports but sometimes I play table tennis and archery and as for my hobbies..." I said as I think of my hobbies. Oh, that's right.

"I love reading novels whenever I have free time." I said as I returned my gaze at him once again and saw him looking at me seriously..

"Really? Then why didn't you join the archery club? We're still recruiting." I heard Dylan suddenly said. Oh, that's right but unfortunately...

"No thanks but I'm not really into sports, Dylan." I said before I ate my cookies.

"Then did you join other clubs instead?" I heard Dylan ask me once again that made me shook my head.

"No and that's the reason why our teacher always bothers me." I said while still munching. Yes, that's right. Our teacher almost bothers me everyday just because of that.

"Of course she will. After all, all students must join clubs at school." Dylan said that made me just sighed. Yes, I know that but I just don't want to join any clubs right now.

"But if you really don't want it then we can't force you, right?" I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me return my attention to him once again.

"I don't think so because I'm planning to join one sooner or later." I said as I smiled at him.

"Is that so? We are waiting for your application then." Dylan suddenly said that made me furrow my brows while I'm still smiling at him.

"And how sure are you that I'm going to join the Archery Club?" I asked him while still smiling at him.

"Because I was there." Dylan suddenly said while still smiling at me. Hahaha! Seriously?

"You're crazy…" I said as I get the pillow on my side and placed it on my l.a.p.

"Then how about music?" I heard Dylan asked me once again. Oh, Music?

"Music? I love singing but that doesn't mean I'm a good singer, okay?" I said before he even asked me to sing one for him.

"Are you serious? Let me hear it." I heard Dylan said that made me shook my head.

"No." I said that made him smile even more.

"Oh come on… Even just a few lines?" Dylan said once again as I shook my head.

"No." I said once again that made him stop as he looks at me disappointedly.

"Okay, fine… I can't force you anyway, right?" I heard Dylan suddenly said that made me smile as I nodded my head.

"You're right." I said while still smiling at him.

"So how about you? What's your hobbies?" I said as I asked him. It's my turn now.

"Me? Well, I love sports. I used to play soccer when I was in elementary school and when I was in High School back in my previous school, I used to play basketball and archery when I transferred to St. Alfonse Academy." Dylan said as he crossed his arms on his c.h.e.s.t. Really? Wow… That's pretty amazing but I couldn't help myself but wonder about something...

"I'm going to ask you this one but make sure to answer me seriously, okay?" I said directly to him that made him look at me once again.

"Sure. What is it?" Dylan asked while still looking at me. I just took a deep breath first before I started to speak.

"Should I really believe you when you say you didn't have any girlfriends?" I asked because based on how sweet he was when we were acting… It's pretty hard to believe that he doesn't have any girlfriends before.

"Yes, of course but I also used to date someone before." I heard Dylan said that made me just nod.

"Is that so?" I simply said as he nodded his head. So, that's how it is...

"Yes. Wait, let me refill this first." I heard Dylan said before he stood up and get the glass pitcher.

"Okay." I said as I saw him just nod before he went to the kitchen. Hmmm… Come to think of it… It's been a while since I talked to someone just like this… It's kind of refreshing, you know… My attention was suddenly diverted when my phone started vibrating on top of the table and when I looked at it… My heart suddenly skipped a beat the moment I saw the caller ID… I slowly get my phone while still looking at the caller ID before answering it.

"Hello? Christian?" I asked while my heart was beating so loud that I could even hear it.

[Oh, I'm sorry. I accidentally called your number.] The girl said on the other line that made me stop. Wait… What's the meaning of this?

"W-who are you?" I asked while my heart continued to beat so fast. Who is she and why does he have his phone with her?

[Me? Oh, I'm Christian's girlfriend and he asked me to call one of his friends but I accidentally tapped your number through his 'Call Log'.] This girl said that made me freeze. W-what?

"G-girlfriend?" I asked in disbelief. What girlfriend? Wait, what's this supposed to mean?

[That's right. Oh, I have to go now. I still need to contact someone. I'm sorry once again.] I heard this girl said before she hangs up that leaves me dumbfounded. W-what was that? H-how? W-why? T-that can't be true, right?

"Chloe, I forgot to ask you about something…" That's impossible? Christian and I just broke up. He can't just do this to me… No, that was just a misunderstanding…

"Chloe, who's that?" I was brought back to my senses when I suddenly heard Dylan's voice and when I turned to look at him… I saw him standing in front of me while looking at me worriedly. Dylan…

"Why are you crying? Who called you just now?" I heard Dylan suddenly asked but I couldn't even utter a word because I don't know what I should say… I was caught off guard when Dylan suddenly snatched my phone away from me and checked it.

"Christian called you?" I heard Dylan asked seriously as he looked at me that made me avoid his gaze.

"Why? What did he tell you?" Dylan asked as he looked at me seriously and there, I could no longer stop my tears from falling that made Dylan shocked.

"Chloe!" Dylan said as he sat down and held both of my hands.

"What's wrong? What did he tell you? Please tell me..." I heard Dylan asked while still looking at me worriedly.

"N-nothing..." I said while still looking at him that made him mad.

"What? Stop lying already! Just tell me everything he told you now, Chloe!" I heard Dylan said angrily but I was just telling the truth, right?

"He really didn't tell me anything because the person that I talked to was…" I said as I felt my heart was pounding so hard. It hurts… Why does it have to be like this?

"T-that person introduced herself to me a-as…" I said as I tried to calm myself but still… I couldn't because it hurts too much. I can't accept it! Why? Why is he doing this to me? Why!?

"Okay, I get it. Forget what I just said. You don't have to tell me everything, Chloe." I heard Dylan said when he suddenly pulled me gently towards him.

"It's alright, Chloe… It's alright..." I heard Dylan said as my tears continue to flow down my cheeks.

"H-how can he immediately...replace me i-in his life so easily?" I asked because I still can't believe that Christian did that to me… How can he do this to me? How?

"Am I really not worth it?" I said as my tears continue to fall down my cheeks. Did I really make the wrong decision?

"The one who's not worth it is him and definitely not you, Chloe…" I heard Dylan said as he gently hugged me tightly while gently stroking my hair.

"I will let you cry for him for one last time, Chloe so cry until your eyes get worn out but you have to promise me that you won't cry again because of that guy, Chloe… He doesn't deserve someone like you. You deserve better than that Christian, Chloe..." I heard Dylan said seriously as he hugs me tightly. I don't know how long have I been crying until I fall asleep in Dylan's arms.