Ice and Fire

In the afternoon, Cherry and Joe sat in the living room and watched TV. Cherry watched cartoons with her son and occasionally took out some fashion magazines to read.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Cherry heard the phone ring inside the living room. She hesitated for a moment and then picked it up.

"Hello, " said Cherry.

Hearing Cherry's voice, Jackson calmly said, "Tell Lily that I'll be home for dinner in an hour; and ask her to start cooking now."

"Okay, " replied Cherry, and then immediately hung up the phone.

After that, Cherry went to the kitchen, and said to the maid, "Lily, are you going to cook?"

"Yes, but I'm wondering whether or not Mr. Jackson will come home for dinner tonight, " said Lily Wu, uncertain of her master's return.

"He just called and said that he'll be come in an hour. You can start cooking now, " indifferently said Cherry. She didn't have to be polite to the housemaid, because everyone in the house, all except for her son, weren't qualified for her respect and politeness.

Lily Wu nodded, and said, "Yes, madam."

Jackson came back home and saw that Cherry and Joe were laughing happily while they watering the flowers on the balcony. It seemed that Cherry was telling something to Joe and that he was carefully listening to her.

The harmonious scene warmed Jackson's heart. The house, with her inside it, was warm, and so was his heart.

Lily Wu walked up to Jackson when she saw him, and said, "You are back, Mr. Jackson."

he answered, with his eyes still

Wu looked at his eyes and expression, and asked, "Well, shall I also ask Mrs. Cherry

Jackson, and then went to the dining

to the bathroom to wash their hands, they also came to and sat down in

Joe said to Cherry, who was sitting next him, "Mommy, there

Joe, and said, "Yes, there are, and you need to eat a lot because you're

and with a happy smile on his

sweet relationship between the mother and her son. Was he

Jackson's moroseness while they were eating, but she kept quiet,

to go upstairs with Joe and rest, but she was suddenly stopped by Jackson before she could

from Joe to Cherry, he continued to say, "And you will

"Where?" asked Cherry.

not qualified to know about it now, " said Jackson, and then went to the living room.

beside them, and she knew Jackson's temper very well; she didn't want to

" said Cherry as

said

his room, and watched him gradually fall asleep as she told him bedtime stories. Her heart was filled with a feeling of happiness, because her greatest wish was to always stay beside her son.

eleven o'clock, and Cherry saw that she hadn't even put on her pajamas yet. She got out

Cherry walked out of Joe's room, she bumped into someone. Cherry was so frightened that she