It'll Come Naturally

"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 to laugh out loud.

Tom looked at her in disbelief. He thought to himself, 'She already forgot what we were talking about! She is just pregnant! It shouldn't affect her memory, for God's sake!' Tom was worried for a second, thinking that she might have lost her memory again. Leena finally lost control and laughed out loud. "How could you forget it so quickly? You are really cute sometimes, Patricia." Leena couldn't contain her laughter anymore. She looked at her best friend's oblivious face. She was just so adorable, especially now that she was pregnant and glowing.

Patricia blinked and then exclaimed, "Oh! That. It's nothing. Forget it." Patricia wasn't curious anymore. She didn't want to know their answer, but she couldn't tell why. Besides, it would be weird if she asked that question. They would probably think that she was silly and jealous, or even laugh at her. It would seem like she didn't trust the relationship between her best friend and her husband.

"Now you have piqued interest. Tell us!" Leena's face was full of excitement unlike Patricia's, who had a disturbed look on her face. Leena wondered why Patricia, who was always straightforward, would hesitate so much.

"Just tell us. I want to know too," said Tom, staring at his wife with curious, intense eyes. He didn't want to let this slide either. He was also wondering what could make Patricia, who was always blunt about everything, hesitate in front of her best friend and her husband. "Okay, fine! If you insist. But let me remind you, you are the ones who want to hear it, okay?" she said, pointing her finger at both of them. She hesitated for another moment and then asked, "I was just wondering... You two have a very strong relationship and you are so good together. So, why haven't you ever thought of becoming a couple? I know this is silly, but I just couldn't help but wonder." Patricia immediately lowered her head, feeling embarrassed as hell. She was afraid of their reactions, because she had no idea what they would think of this stupid question. Would they be offended? Or would they think that she didn't trust them?

Leena was the first to break the ice. She laughed, "That's your question? Wow, this is a hard one. Tom, why don't you answer her? Why haven't we ever considered being a couple?" Leena snorted. It was the first time anyone had ever asked her this kind of question. It was funny. Such a thing hadn't even crossed her mind. Leena was surprised that Patricia thought to ask this.

"That's simple. I see you as my sister," Tom said, shrugging. The hand that was holding Patricia's tightened a bit. He looked at her, as he held her hand in his, telling her through the gesture, 'I do not want anyone else'. Patricia smiled warmly at her husband. "Yes, exactly. I see Tom as my brother. It is really a ridiculous and weird idea for me to get involved with him in any 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.Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

"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.