"Natalya this isn't fair ! I love you ! " Alfred's large hand reaching over grabbing her arm pulling Natalya's thin frame to be embraced against his hard chest she sighs her hands fell to her sides said" I am sorry Alfred this is goodbye" she removed herself from his hold turning around , picking up her bag headed out the door not to dare look back at the man she loved just like that the one girl he ever loved stepped out of his life . Everything started to spiral down he was unfocused at work . He became a distant present nothing seemed to matter he was heartbroken then one day his twin brother Matthew flew from Canada to help snap his brother out of his depression , nothing seemed to work at the moment but the older twin couldn't blame Alfred he was really in love with Natalya so he took it harder when she decided to end things between them.
One day while flipping through a photo album he came across his time at the ranch that beaming smile in those pictures he held something clicked inside his head that made him decide to go back to clear his mind and try to forget about the whole break up . Blue eyes shot open staring at the dark ceiling and the fan hovering over his head turning his head over to glance at the alarm clock it read 'Two o'clock am' groaning but no way was Alfred going to be able to head back to sleep after that, he couldn't believe that dream that occurred sighing then sat up heading off his bed walked toward the corner of the room to grab his pants from the floor sliding his legs through the correct pant leg , bottoming the top bottom as he zips up his zipper. Searching for his discarded shirt finding it pulled the shirt over his head .
Once he was dressed and had his shoes on turning the knob on his door slowly opening it he slipped out heads down the stairs then walks out the front doors to sit outside on the porch he breathes out looking up at the starry night no matter how hard he tried to shove away those feelings he had for Natalya they kept bubbling back it had been two weeks since he had arrived it was a great distraction but not enough yet .

"Hey you doing okay?" hearing that familiar voice the ash blonde turns his head he didn't feel like wearing his glasses he could still see fine without them on it was Mei she stood there holding a mug that smelled like of hot chocolate she looked so cute with her pink tank top and matching shorts with those fuzzy slippers he couldn't help but laugh but stopped when she punched his arm to make him stop . "Yeah I am fine what are you doing up so late?" she raised a eyebrow and said" I should ask you the same question " a smirk formed on his face looking at her said" I asked you first Mei Mei " Alfred came up with that nickname for her at first she didn't like it than grew to get used to it she shrugged her shoulders , taking a sip from her mug said" Couldn't sleep how about you? " he didn't really want to discuss his dream said" Same so are you going to show me where you found the hidden chocolate mix or do I have to drink from yours? " .
As he said that he leans down to take a sip from her mug she moved out of the way quickly laughing said" Don't think so! I'll show you but do not tell Sal" she huffs with slightly puffed out cheeks damn she looks like a twelve year old girl like that he crossed his fingers over his heart said" Eagle scout honor " .
Once they were in the kitchen he watched her move to the cabinet to take out the chocolate mix for someone short like her she was like a fire ball and knew how to fight back he found that a good trait about her seeing her struggle to reach the can , he laughs walking over to her leans in against her back reaches up grabbing the can then hands it to her smiling wide said" Heros always help a damsel in distress " she rolled her eyes but he could hunt out a light pink blush on her cheeks she walks over to the counter said" I am not any damsel you are just taller so you could reach it better than me " .
They took their mugs of hot chocolate headed up a pair of stairs that lead up to the roof of the ranch , once both sat down holding their mugs drinking from it Alfred had to admit Mei was nothing like Natalya she was optimistic , hyper , playful and apparently a glutton like him according to everyone on the staff but also she could pull her own weight with the chores she has even out shined him which he couldn't believe it this girl was something else but she didn't talk about why she came here or the real reason Alfred was getting a hint there was something deeper to it but she didn't want to talk about it .
He gripped the mug why couldn't he just forget his ex girlfriend easily like others it wasn't fair he had to suffer with the pain in his heart it wasn't fair without knowing a pair of arms wrapped around his shoulders . Alfred could tell it was Mei she must have noticed the change in his attitude he didn't shove her away but didn't look at her either they sat in the stools at the bar table where the hot chocolate had been made , like that in silence with Mei's arms around his shoulders trying to comfort the ash blonde he felt grateful for it .

Alfred got stuck with fixing the roof on the barn from all the jobs he could have done he got stuck with the most boring one he whined at Sal but the older man didn't want to hear sent the young man to do the work on the roof as he grumbled and slammed down a nail to the wood said" I rather pluck out the weeds then do this but no I get stuck with this!" . Taking out a nail from the box positioning it on the edge of where he had done the other nail as he slammed the hammer down he heard the guys whistle at him and make a cat call toward him he shouted" Shut up! " he wasn't even close to being done this was going to take him all day to finish . Once he was finished hearing a group of guys laughing following the laughter he found himself standing in front of the pigs fence but what caught his eye was that Mei was covered head to toe with mud but feeding a baby pig a bottle with a wide smile plastered on her face .

"That's not a girl she is too much of a boy !"

"Haha you should see how many clothes and makeup she packed she's more of a girl than anything else!"

"I heard she ran away from home that's why she is here!" hearing what those group of grown men were saying was pissing off the american his gloved up hands formed into fists he wanted to punch them for saying such terrible crap to his friend before he could say anything they were already leaving turning his head over he saw Mei was putting down the pig next to his mother she got up was heading over to the gate to leave he ran up to her said" Mei! " .

Before the brunette could answer back to her friend she got lightheaded feeling her legs give out that caused her to pass out . Before her body could hit the ground a body dove down catching her thin frame into a pair of muscular arms a voice kept calling her name but she couldn't answer back . Alfred kept shaking her and calling out to her but no response it was seriously worrying him lifting up his hand removing the glove from his left hand using his mouth spit out to the ground . Then slowly he put his hand on her forehead 'A fever' he thought knowing she had to be taken back to her room lifting her up into his arms as he got up onto his own feet started to walk back to the room .
At dinner he kept playing his food around his plate because he wished Mei was here talking and eating with him not upstairs in bed with a fever sighing . Then he stabbed his fork onto a cut up piece of steak stuffing into his mouth .
Sal looked over from drinking his beer seeing how gloomy the usual energetic man is that worried the grown man but he couldn't tell Alfred what the real reason was he was sworn to keep it a secret from Mei he decided the time will come when Mei would tell Alfred but for now he will stay out of the way .