Sara POV
"Don't tell me that you have never experienced love."
I looked at him in surprise.
"No." He shook his head in bewilderment.
I could understand his confusion.
In reality, he had no idea what love was. I didn't understand why he was so skilled at lust alone and oblivious to other emotions. Were his parents unloving toward him? I wanted to ask him about the photograph I saw in his study room, but I restrained myself.
"Aaron," I began, "unlike other people who eventually judge someone, we do not pass judgment on someone we fall in love with. We do not wish to point out their shortcomings to them. They are who they are, and we accept that. Instead of accusing them, we help them become their best selves by defeating their darker sides."
"Sara, I didn't understand anything you said." He gave me another confused look.
"Oh, sorry." I pouted, realizing my mistake. How could someone like him comprehend my flowery words when he had no understanding of what true love is? I needed to come up with a straightforward concept.
"All right, let me try to explain in simple words. When you try to ease their suffering and acknowledge their grief, it is love." I had a hopeful smile on my face, hoping he would get what I was saying.
"Okay, I get it, Sara. When I see a homeless dog outside my house, I always get sad. When I saw his shattered limb, that's when my heart broke." He stared at me as if he had just solved the world's most difficult mathematical problem.
"Aaron, I'm not talking about that love." I slapped my palm against my forehead. "It's so difficult to explain to you what love is."
"Then?" he questioned in a sad voice.
"That was sympathy. Love is a unique experience. How could I explain this to you?" I tried to think of another way to tell him exactly what love meant.
"Tell me what love means, Sara. I'm curious to know what it's like to experience love." With the stubbornness of a tiny child, he held my hand and shook it. He wouldn't be able to comprehend complex language. I had to show him an example to make him understand what love is.
"Have you seen that male lead, Aaron?" I pointed toward the television screen.
"Yes," he nodded.
"Pay close attention to his behavior; if he behaves differently around that girl, it could indicate that he harbors romantic feelings for her."
"Oh, it appears that he is in love with her. I assumed he was simply interested in having sex with her." He rewatched the Kdrama to observe the actions of the main character.
"Aaron, not everyone is sex-addicted like you," I muttered under my breath.
"Did you say anything?" He gave me a curious glance.
"No, I was saying it's tough to tell you exactly what love is." I enjoyed a refreshing drink while snacking on popcorn.
"Sara, I did not clearly understand by his actions what love is; he was kissing her and got angry when he saw her with another man."
God, how could I explain to him what love is at this point? I knew he only had sex stories, not love stories, so why did I ask him about his romantic experiences? I was annoyed by his lack of understanding of what love is. My mood swings often led me to vent my anger on him, but I managed to keep my anger in check.
"All right, hand me your phone." I put out my hand in front of him.
"What are you going to do with my phone?" He raised his brow at me.
"Please hand me your phone." I'm not sure why I requested that he hand me his phone in such a commanding manner.
"Sara, please don't lose your cool and toss my phone." He fearfully handed me his phone.
"Fill out this quiz, Aaron." I opened Google and showed him a quiz to fill out.
"What is this?" His bewildered gaze remained fixed on the screen of his phone.
"Do you wonder what it's like to fall in love? To get the answer to your query, I just inverted the question. You will now complete this questionnaire to determine whether or not you have fallen in love. If your score is more than 70, you must have loved someone; thus, you will naturally comprehend what love is." I explained to him why I wanted him to complete this quiz.
"Oh my god, Sara, you are amazing." He gave me another enthusiastic forehead kiss. I felt his warm lips on my forehead, and my body started to tingle all over again.
He completed the quiz and impatiently awaited the results on the screen. His quiz score is more than 90. In shock, I looked at his face. I find it hard to believe that a man like him could fall so deeply in love.
"Who is the lucky woman, Aaron?" I questioned him with a teasing smile.
"Am I in love?"he asked me in disbelief.
"You filled out this quiz so you know better about your mental state." I shrugged my shoulders at him.
"How's this even possible? If I am in love with her, at least I know that I am in love. No, I don't think it's love. Perhaps this test does not accurately anticipate emotions. I have to take another quiz." He completed ten tests to validate his emotions, and he received a score of 90 on each.
"I'm in love, Sara. I now understand why the male lead in the Kdrama became jealous when he saw his woman with another man, as he was unwilling to share her with anyone else. Thank you so much for making me realize my feelings." He gave me a joyful hug.
He leaped to his feet on the couch, beaming with joy. I'm baffled by the sudden change in his behavior. It was me on the period, but why is he having mood swings?
To verify the quiz's accuracy, I opened the same love test on my phone and took it. I'm not sure why, but as I answered the questions, his thoughts flooded my mind. I was eagerly awaiting my quiz result and was shocked when I saw that it was over 90.
Oh no, that isn't possible. How could I develop feelings for him, particularly when he already has someone in his life? I gave him a look and recalled the memorable times I'd spent with him. I'm not sure when I fell in love with him, but feeling my racing heart, I'm very sure that this time, I fell hard for Aaron Finge.