Kris lifted his head and turned to look at Lena. "Bigger b.r.e.a.s.t.s?? When?"
Lena s.h.i.+fted her body away from both Kris and Madam Li. "STOP STARING!"
Kirs looked back at his mother. "That"s not it, Mom."
"Not it?! Why would an unmarried man and woman be embracing each other so lovingly in the middle of the night? Were you with her? That"s why you have forgotten my birthday?!"
"I didn"t forget your birthday..." Kris felt a sadness, emerging from his heart. He prepared so much for her today and it all went to waste. He glanced at the clock and it was already past midnight.
"Madam! Kris had a relapse." Collin shouted from his corner.
"Who gave you permission to talk?" Madam Li pointed at him and Collin turned around again. She glanced back at her son. Her heart softened... her baby had another experience with the demon. "You had a relapse?" She softly asked, not raising her stern aggressive voice anymore.
"It"s fine. It was nothing big."
She knew that Kris was somewhat lying. She stared at Lena. "Was it because of her? She touched you too much did she? And you fell into a relapse?!"
"I---" Lena was about to defend herself but Kris cut her off.
"No, don"t blame her." Kris looked and Lena. "I asked her to help me."
"??" Madam Li was confused.
Kris took Lena"s hand and held it. "Dr. Tye and I found out that I was not repulsive from her... So I asked her to help with my therapy session. Lena has been a good..." He cleared his throat. "Uh... companions.h.i.+p with my recovery."
Kris was trying to find the correct word to use for Lena. He did not want to call her a friend or acquaintance, that would make him step backward when he was trying to move forward. Companions.h.i.+p can be a broad word so he used that instead. It could be used between partners, friends, or lovers.
Madam looked more closely at Kris" holding her hand. Even after a minute, her son was not having any bad reactions. "No shaking? No trouble breathing? You can interact with her fine?"
"None of those symptoms and I can interact perfectly normal with her."
Madam Li was somewhat happy but depressed too. Happy because her son can finally interact normally with a woman but depressed because their relations.h.i.+p was not as she a.s.sumed. "Why was she not wearing any... you know.." She tried to respect Lena more now that she was an important part of her son"s recovery.
"Uh.." Kris does actually does not know! He does not remember!!
It was finally time for Lena to speak. "I just arrived home from visiting a friend when Collin called me that Kris was gone. Considering how late it was already, I volunteered to help him search for Kris. I found him in a bad part of town. Kris was having a fight with several men and I went to interfere with it. It was raining.
After I calmed him down, I moved us somewhere where we could be dry while we wait for Collin. With the situation of us, I knew we had to get off the streets in case the men came back. I did not want us to fall sick too so I was able to get us a change of clothes... but.. the place did not exactly have a clothing store so I went with the best next thing."
Madam Li looked at Lena and could see that her lip was hurt and her hand was swollen. At that point, she was not feeling angry nor confused, but thankful that her son was safe and that no one was hurt. Her eyes watered and Kris moved closer to her. He wanted to console her but he knew that it was not yet possible.
Madam Li patted her heart and tried not to cry. "How did you calmed him?"
"Huh?" Lord... Lena... what is your excuse now? You can"t tell Madam Li that you kissed her son breathless!!! "I... I punched him."
Kris looked at her. She punched him?! Is that why her hands were like that?
"Just once?" Madam Li was not suspicious but she was curious... so next time she may know how to clam Kris down too.
"Ah no... a few times. He was focused on the other man so I was just lucky." Lena smiled. "And then I climbed onto his back and pulled his hair."
Kris touched the back of his hair. He felt no pain at all.
"And then?" Madam Li asked.
"He stopped. I think he felt that I wasn"t a major threat. He didn"t recognize me but he followed me so thankfully I took us out of the place." Lena really hoped that all of them would believe her story.
Madam Li sniffled and patted her heart still. She was right to see that Lena was indeed a special woman.
"Mom.. don"t cry."
Madam Li waved her hand. "I am not crying, I am happy! Secretary Collin, you can get out of your corner now."
Collin doesn"t know if he wants to get out of his corner. Madam Li was as bipolar as Kris... she might start throwing things the next moment.
Madam Li calmed her emotions and then look at Kris. "Hug her."
"What?" Lena was confused. Madam Li... you are supposed to be lecturing us... not promoting us.
"Hug her. I want to see it closer that you both can perfectly interact fine."
"I don"t thi---" Lena was about to refuse put Kris pulled her hand and gave her a hug.
"Like this?" Kris asked his mom.
"YES!" Madam Li was now very cheerful. "Aigoo!"
Lena was h.e.l.la confused about the situation but she looked at the happy pair of mother and son. Kris released her and she smiled. She gently stood up and went to hug Madam Li.
"He can"t hug you... But I can pa.s.s it from him to you."
At the moment Lena hugged her, she happily cried and hugged Lena back. She sniffled and Lena grabbed a napkin that Kris pa.s.sed to her and handed it Madam Li. Madam Li let go of Lena"s hug and wiped her tears.
She was still tearful but with a big smile on her face. "You go back and hug him and bring back a kiss."
"Madam Li, I dont---"
Again, before she could reject, Kris pulled her off the sofa and hugged her quickly. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek before letting her go. "That"s for mom."
"d.a.m.n THESE TWO PAIR OF DEVILS!"