“Napakaganda rito!” sambit ko nang lumabas ako sa yacht at nakitang tirik na ang araw. Napakaganda ng kabuuan ng isla at ang mga alon ng malinaw na tubig ng karagatan ay kalmado.
The weather is perfect, and so is the moment.
“I know. I'm glad you liked it here,” Lionel said before hugging my waist from behind and kissing me behind my ears.
“Nawalan din ako ng oras na gumala kaya I'm so happy that you brought me here. Thank you, Lionel.”
“We needed time for each other, Darling. And I think that this will be a perfect spot for a… romantic dinner and stuff.”
Marahan akong tumango nang nakangiti at muling pinagmasdan ang dagat. Wala talagang kasing ganda. We were asleep on ou
Sa nagdaang araw, we enjoyed ourselves and opened up to each other. And now, it is our third and last day here.Hindi ko itatangging natatakot ako sa sunod na mangyayari pagkatapos nito. Going back means facing the real world again. At ayokong matulad ito sa dati.But whatever happens, I know I will hold on to him. And I hope he does as well.“What do you say we… leave at midnight?” tanong ko sa kalagitnaan ng katahimikan.His eyes widened a bit at my suggestion. Ang plano niya kasi ay umalis ng hapon at iuwi ako ng matiwasay bago lumalim ang gabi. He knows I badly have to catch up with work and wants me to have a good night's sleep later.Pero taliwas iyon sa aking gusto. I want to spend the rest of
“Lionel!” tawag ko at lumapit sa kaniya upang aluhin siya mula sa suntok ni Daddy.He was holding the side of his lips, at hindi ako sigurado kung dumudugo iyon! Oh my goodness, ano bang nangyari?!“My goodness, Charles, what were you thinking?” tanong ni Mommy na hindi naman sinagot ng aking ama.Subalit sa halip na ibaling ang aking atensyon sa kanila ay nanatili iyon kay Lionel.“Ayos ka lang?” tanong ko at sinipat ang labi niya na siyang tinamaan.However, to my surprise, I saw his lips slowly forming a smirk despite being punched. “Ayos na ayos,” aniya pa..
Mararahas ang bumuntong hiningang nanatili ako sa labas ng opisina ni Katherine dahil sa iritasyon.Holding the damn lunch box, I can't stop looking at my wristwatch. Her damn secretary didn't allow me to enter dahil daw ka-meeting nito si Alejandro.Anong pinag-uusapan at gaano ka-importante na hindi pwedeng abalahin?I trust my wife. That bastard is whom I don't trust.After knowing the true colors of that man, hindi ko alam kung mapagkakatiwalaan ko pa siya. Isa pa, patuloy niya akong sinisiraan kay Katherine kaya hindi ako mapakali lalo!Sampung minuto pa at kung hindi pa sila lalabas ay papasok na ako.I breathed heavily and was about to ready myself to enter. However, the do
Nagising ako kinabukasan na nasa ibabaw pa rin ni Lionel. Hindi na yata ako nakaayos ng higa kagabi at basta na lang nakatulog sa ibabaw niya.Ni hindi man lang niya ako ginising, tsk.Sinubukan kong umalis doon at lumipat sa kabilang bahagi ng kama. However, Lionel tightened his hug and groaned a bit na parang ayaw akong paalisin.I softly giggled at his actions. Si Lionel talaga. This is exactly the reason why I didn’t get home yesterday. Pinipigilan niya ako kaya ito… magkasama kagabi at um… nakakahiyang sabihin hihi.“Lionel, m-may trabaho ka pa,” mahinang asik ko. Sa pagkakaalam ko ay may trabaho siya ngayon, eh. Pero ito at ayaw niya pa ring bumangon.“Few more minutes, Darling. I w
Tinitigan ko ang cellphone ni Katherine na patuloy pa ring tumutunog dahil sa tawag ni Alejandro. Marahas akong bumuntong hininga dahil sa iritasyon. Gladly, it didn’t affect my work because of frustration. Mabuti na lang at napilit ko si Katherine na magpalit kami ng cellphone.And there’s no need for her to change her number because I will put an end to this.He’s been contacting and threatening my wife, and I can’t deal with that. Baka kung anong magawa ko sa kaniya.I immediately canceled the call and decided to dial my brother’s number. In times like this, we always have each other’s back. And if it wasn’t for me, hindi naman niya makikita uli ang asawa niya.“I'm glad you called,” he said on the other line.
“You're sweating bullets.” Marahas akong napa buntong hininga nang marinig ang sinambit ni River. No matter how much I try to calm myself, I can't deny the fact that I really am!“Can you blame me?” tanong ko na tinawanan niya lang.I can’t even put my fucking bow tie properly dahil sa labis na panginginig ng aking mga kamay. I don’t know but not spending the night with my wife and the thought of getting married to her today makes me feel envious. And it doesn’t make any sense dahil kasal na naman kami pero ganito pa rin ako kung mangamba!Besides, her guards reported well! But damn, I guess I really am doomed.“See? Now you’re feeling the way I felt when I’m bound to get married,” River said and laughed.
“How is it?” Pagkalabas ko pa lang ng banyo, sinalubong na ako agad ni Lionel at sinundan patungo sa kama.However, as I sat down on the bed, hindi ko kayang itago ang disappointment sa aking mukha. Nasa ilang taon na namin itong sinusubukan at inaantay pero…“Negative pa rin,” malungkot kong sambit. Hindi ko tuloy napigilan ang aking mga luha sa pagtulo at maging ang mga hikbi ko ay hindi nakatakas dahil sa panlulumo.“H-Hey…” marahang tawag ni Lionel at saka kinuha ang pregnancy test mula sa akin. When he saw the result, ibinaba niya iyon bago muling bumaling sa akin.At nang marahan niyang hawakan ang aking ulo upang idantay sa kaniyang balikat, mas lalong hindi ko napigilan ang pag-iyak.
Marrying her was the best day of my life. At magmula nang ikasal ako sa kaniya, my whole life became more colorful than it could ever be.“That'll be our bedroom, right?” tanong ko habang itinuturo ang pinakamalaking kwarto ng aming bagong bahay.The two-story house we bought is very beautiful. With some improvements here and there, we actually made it.“Oo! The balcony is right in front of the pool, and we can see the whole view there!”I nodded and smiled at her as we took a peek in our bedroom. And I wasn't surprised when I saw that it was arranged in a luxurious way.“This is beautiful,” I said and kissed her cheeks.