It'll Come Naturally

As the days passed, Kevin gradually but steadily recovered. Meanwhile, Duke's son had reached his first month after being born. They named him Spencer, a name given by his grandfather Lloyd. The boy had impressively taken after his parents, and was both cute and handsome. In addition to the advantages of his fine genetics and physical features, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so it wasn't hard to presume that he would grow up in wealth and privilege.

Considering that the child was still new in the world and not strong enough, the Leng family decided to put off the celebration till he reached a hundred days, so that he could stay indoors to be protected from the alternating warmth and coldness at this time of the year. It was not a good time for a baby to stay out for too long.

Leena adored her nephew very much. She would go and see the boy whenever she was free, so it had become a ritual for Kevin to go to Duke's home to find his wife there after work. Naturally, they would have dinner there before going home every time. Leena joked about this matter by saying that they had no choice but to bum meals off them, since Kevin had donated all his money to the earthquake-hit area.

Sometime before the celebration, Leena, Patricia and Michelle all went shopping together. This had become something that they seldom had the chance to do, now that they had their separate and private lives. As punctual people, Leena and Patricia arrived on time, but Michelle was late as always. She explained that it was because she was rushing to finish a painting.

"Hey! What's the matter with you, Michelle? Didn't we set the date early yesterday? Why didn't you finish your painting last night?" Patricia asked, giving Michelle a meaningful smile when she discovered that her face blushed immediately.

"Well...something came up last night, so..." Michelle gave a little cough. Instead of continuing to explain, she grabbed the glass in front of her and took a gulp to hide her nervousness. She would never volunteer the information that she had actually spent a passionate evening with Luke last night.

"What happened? Was it serious?" Leena asked, half confused, half worried. Patricia tipped her a wink, but she just didn't get it at all.

"Let me guess: Was it something romantic? Something hot and spicy?" Patricia pressed on, still casting Michelle a look fraught with meaning.

"Are you talking about things between you and Tom? Look at your neck, there's still a kiss that's shimmering wet on it!" Michelle fought back, raising her head gloatingly.

"What? Really? Let me have a look," Leena turned and asked. She was a bit slow in this regard, thus believed Michelle's words at once and leaned over to check Patricia's neck.

"Don't believe her, silly girl. If there really is a hickey, it will be on her neck, not mine! And not just one, I'm sure!" Patricia exclaimed, glaring at Leena. Come on, she was wearing a turtleneck, so even if there was any hickey on her neck, Michelle wouldn't be able to discover it. So apparently, Michelle was poking fun at her.

"Seems that you two are leading a very happy life and I'm very happy for you," Leena said, smiling brightly. She was not a bit irritated when teased by her two friends, regarding this matter. On the contrary, she was rather gratified to know that they had each finally found someone to make them happy. Otherwise, they would be in no mood to make fun of each other like this. Éspecially the naughty kind of fun.

"You speak as if you are not. We all know how much Kevin loves you, and cares about you. We have a long way to go, compared to you," Michelle said enviously. Although she quite liked the way Kevin and Leena got along with each other, she wasn't complaining about her own man. Luke had been treating her well these days, but since he was rather stiff and reserved by nature, Michelle knew that it was not that easy for him to always display his love and affection like other guys. If Luke became even half as showy of his love as Kevin was, Michelle would be happy.

"Absolutely. As I see it, she just takes it for granted!" Patricia chimed in.

"Oh you two! I swear I haven't. It's just that your happiness has added to mine," Leena said sincerely. She was indeed living a wonderful life, and it would be greedy of her to think that it was not enough. It was actually more than she could ever ask for.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

"By the way Leena, could you design several evening dresses for me after your fashion week?" Patricia suddenly asked. She remembered her mother-in-law's advice, and she thought it made sense. Now that she had become Tom's wife, she should look like one. The wife of the hospital chief must be someone who looked in tune with him and his status. She had promised herself that she would always change herself for the better, for the sake of her marriage, and for the sake of Tom.

"Well, I can do it now, if you want! I have already finished all the work needed for the fashion week. So I am free and I'm all yours. Let me know what kind of evening dresses you want. But then again, why? Do you want to change your fashion style?" Leena asked. Knowing that Patricia preferred casual clothes, she was a bit surprised that she would show interest in evening dresses.

"Yes, I do. After all, I'm the wife of a highly esteemed doctor now and I need to improve my public image. Besides, I'm helping my mother manage the gallery, so surely I need to look demure and sophisticated at the same time, in case I'm not in tune to its surroundings," Patricia explained with a sigh. She actually wouldn't change a bit if she had the choice. However, everything has its price. Besides, she should give it a chance. Maybe she'd like it after all.