My Wife is an Aloof Beauty

"Of course not! What are you talking about?" Patricia scowled at her best friend. She stole a glance at Tom, wondering whether he looked jealous or angry. He wasn't.

"Oh really? If I remember right, you were the one who was always chasing after handsome boys all day," said Leena, mercilessly throwing her best friend under the bus. Leena knew that Patricia was hiding something. She was trying to get her to tell the truth. But she wasn't really lying about how Patricia always fell for handsome boys. That was the reason why she had fallen in love with Tom at first sight.

"Leena! Are you my best friend or not? Why are you telling this in front of Tom? It is so humiliating!" Patricia shouted, her beautiful face turning red. She felt embarrassed. She gently slapped Leena's back, hoping she would shut up.

"Tom, help! She is trying to hurt me!" Leena laughed and hid herself behind Tom's back. She grabbed his arm, knowing that he would protect her from her friend's playful attacks.

"All right, all right. You two, calm down." He couldn't help but let out a silent sigh at their childish play. They had gone completely off-topic. He had to step in and take the rein on the conversation once again. "Patricia, tell us, what you were thinking about. You seemed awfully serious at the time. Is something bothering you?" Tom asked, furrowing his eyebrows. He was still waiting for Patricia's answer. He was very curious to know why she was distracted.

"Um? What was I thinking?" Patricia looked bewildered by Tom's sudden question. She was too engrossed in the conversation with Leena that she had completely forgotten what they were initially talking about. She looked so confused. Leena, hid behind Tom, trying her best not

non-platonic way. No offense, Tom," Leena said. They were just too familiar to ever become lovers. They considered each other family, but they just didn't see each other like that.

"That's it? It's that simple?" Patricia looked between the two of them in shock. She was surprised by their simple answer. She had thought that maybe there was some serious and more detailed reason.

"What else were you expecting to hear?" Tom asked, abruptly stopping in his tracks. Suddenly, he wondered why she would think to ask such a thing. Was there something wrong with the relationship he had with his sister? Where was this coming from? Well, at least Patricia was right. It was indeed a silly question.

"I mean, I just thought that there might be some other reason. You two always behave like a couple. You are intimate, you know. That's all," said Patricia, biting down a bit harshly on her lower lip. She didn't know how to explain it without making herself sound unreasonable. Was she wrong? Was there something wrong with her? She knew that she shouldn't have asked that! Maybe she was just thinking too much into it. It was kind of ridiculous anyway.