SHE was still standing by the window when Bella heard the consecutive knocks on the door. She knows who it was that why she wasn't surprised when her heart started pounding rapidly. "Hi" it was Tim smiling beautifully at her.

"H-Hello, " she responded and smiled sweetly at him too.

The corner of Tim's lips rose before speaking again. "May I?" It was when as if Bella woke up into a vast sleep and quickly open the door widely. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she said in a seemed to be surprised tone and let Tim enter the room.

Inside it was then that Bella only noticed a glass of milk in Tim's hand. "I brought you this, drink it before going to bed," he said as he placed the glass on the top of the bedside table.

Bella bites her lower lip because of it. “A-Ah, thank you,” she said. That's one of the many differences between her and Ara. Her twin sister loves milk while she always chooses coffee. And how could she tell Tim that she didn't really drink milk because she was lactose intolerant?

Tim just smiled. "Come here," he shook her hand.

Once again the usual tension in her chest intensifies that she even stared at the hand of the young man before having a second thought of accepting it.

She was not breathing when Tim pulled her closer to him and held her waist tightly.

"Did you change your conditioner?" it was Tim combing her blonde hair using his own fingers.

Bella's chest rose because of that simple question. "W-Why?"

When Tim pressed his forehead to hers Bella couldn't help but close her eyes. “Scent?” he answered and brought his lips closer to her.

As soon as their lips met Bella felt a sudden and delicious sensation that spreads all over her body. It was like a poisonous snake venom that easily penetrated her sanity. She couldn't even move and lost the ability to protest while Tim seems to be seducing her in the way his lips touches hers.

"I love you" Tim whispered as he gazes her face with so much admiration.

Bella tried to meet the young man's gaze and she succeeded. "I love you too," she said knowing that those words are meant for her late sister Ara.

Tim smiled and grabbed her neck, pulled her closer to kiss her again. But it wasn't like the kiss the young man had made her feel a while ago. This one is deep and torrid. The reason why Bella's grew wider because of shock. She felt so alarmed, that's why she tried her best to free herself from Tim's tight embrace when she felt that the kiss is becoming deeper and more torrid. However, that kiss also made her lose from her usual self because she couldn't even tell that she was lying in bed and the young man is on top of her already.

"T-Tim, please stop" Bella pleads when she felt Tim's hand gently touches her neck. "I missed you, how about you? Didn't you miss me?" when Bella got what he meant she was alarmed. That is why she pushed him really hard. The young man was so surprised because of that. "hey," he said questions and disbelief are seen all over his face.

Bella shyly fixed herself. “I-I'm sorry, I'm just tired,” she said trying to cover up her true reason.

An understanding smile broke Tim's lips. "Right, good night," he said as he took a couple of steps to come near her and kisses her hair. "Good night" her answer.

"By the way" when Tim is already at the door, he turned again to her.

"Yes?"

"I want to meet your parents, even your twin sister. What's her name again?" the young man with his eyebrows narrowed.

"Ysabella, but she's not here for now. She's in Cebu with her boyfriend having vacation" she thought for a reason.

Tim nodded. "Is that so? Maybe next time. By the way, I'll leave you now, good night again" he said.

"Night," she said and then lock the doorknob. At the same time, her heartbeat went back to normal.

It was when she glanced at the glass of milk. Tim may really love her sister Ara. That is why she understands when her sister managed to ask her about this. Because even she admits that a man like Tim is rare in this world. So she could say that Ara was lucky with the young man.

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A light entering the window of her room awakened Bella the next morning. She smiled and then hurried to get up, only to smile at the beautiful view outside the window.

It was Tim busy cutting woods. He was shirtless so Bella could freely observe his beautiful and perfect physique, which made her breathless.

It was when the scene that happened last night between her and the young man crossed Bella's mind. On how he tightly held him in his arms while kissing her lips passionately. Why she was acting like that, she didn't know. So she decided to move and take her morning bath.

Bella had just come out of the bathroom when she heard a knock on her room. She had been dressed in a simple sleeveless floral dress with a simple cut. While continuing to dry her hair, Bella opened the door.

It was Tim, still not wearing any shirt while his muscular lean body is wet with sweat. "Hi" she greeted the young man. She tried to stabilize her voice and succeeded. "Good morning!" Tim, who bent and claimed her lips.

Bella was not ready for that so she suddenly stepped back. "I was about to go down, I'll just comb my hair, " she avoided looking at the naked body of the young man who had been displayed in front of her.

Tim nodded. "All right, you might want to make a change of clothes?" she saw the young man's gaze soften, and her eyebrows met with what he had said.

"W-What's wrong with my outfit?" when Bella couldn't help but ask.

Tim shook his head before moving his mouth to speak. "Beautiful, very beautiful actually. It's just that we are going somewhere. I want to invite you to go out for a boat ride by the lake" the young man explained.

Suddenly Bella's heart was filled with excitement. "Boat? Lake?"

Tim smiled. "Just get dress and I will take you there, okay? I'll have to take a bath first" before he turned his back from her.