Ice and Fire

After she arrived at the apartment, Cherry found a place to park her car and got out of it.

As she stood in front of the door that had used to be so familiar to her, Cherry took out a key from her handbag to open it; she had kept it for five years.

It was pitch-dark in the living room, and Cherry turned on the light habitually. A strong warm feeling suddenly came over her when she saw that everything around the house was the same as she had left it five years ago. She felt like she was back home again.

Hearing the noise in the living room, Jackson quickly got out of bed, put on a robe and went to see what was happening downstairs.

He stopped halfway on the stairs, astonished at the sight of the familiar figure in his house. Was he dreaming?

Cherry was walking around the living room, and when she was just about to step into the balcony, she saw Jackson. His vision was still foggy from the sleep, and it was obvious that he had just woken up.

Cherry turned her head to look at the watch on the wall and saw that it was eleven o'clock.

"Did I bother you?" softly asked Cherry.

After he heard her voice, Jackson began to realize that he wasn't dreaming after all. 'It's true, she came back! She actually came back!'

Jackson then went downstairs into the living room. He didn't get close to Cherry, but instead sat on the sofa, and started to ask, "Why did you..."

But Jackson didn't know what to ask her first. So he stopped before he could finish his sentence. Why did she come there? Or why did she come back? It seemed that he couldn't ask either one of them.

Cherry knew what Jackson wanted to say, and said, "I just wanted to see the apartment."

Jackson was speechless.

The living room was filled with a tense atmosphere, and Jackson lowered his head and kept being silent. Cherry also didn't know what to say to him.

After some time, she asked, "Can I go to the second floor?"

her immediately, but after a while

towards the staircase and then went upstairs, and Jackson followed in her

After that, she arrived at the door of the bedroom in which she had slept for so many nights half a decade

inside, and instead saw the untidy bed in which Jackson had slept in through the doorway. Her scent couldn't be felt in the room anymore, her robe wasn't on the hanger, and there were no cosmetics lying on

some time,

I'm going to

Cherry turned around to leave.

arm and embraced

was speechless, and couldn't help but tremble a little because of

Jackson fondly begged in her ear, "Please, stay with me a moment

on her and his romance made Cherry's heart melt instantly. She had already known from the start that once she was inside

some time for Cherry's answer. He suddenly kissed her

Cherry feel miserable, and she made great efforts to manage to control her emotions and love for him. She didn't want her love towards Jackson to reignite again, but because Jackson had started to get closer and closer to her, it became more and more difficult for Cherry to stay

sleep here tonight?" asked Cherry

as saucers, and he almost couldn't

home as well, I can't see

arms to face him. She looked at his handsome face and saw that the outline of his perfect

take a shower, and then got out of it drying her hair with a

the bathroom she saw Jackson standing beside the door. Cherry felt a bit surprised, and as she

you, " said Jackson. He was carefully staring

what to say next. She instead looked away

walked to the

and

light and only kept on the bedside lamp. The lighting in the room was

Jackson pulled Cherry into his arms under the

cried Cherry immediately, frightened by Jackson's sudden move.

get nervous, Jackson felt comfortable and delighted.