Chapter 37

"Shan!" Brent called, and turned to the right with a huge smile on his face. "Mommy said yes!"

Shan gasped, and put his open hand to his mouth before raising both arms in the air. "Yay!" he shouted, and the room was immediately filled with laughter.

Bumalik na kaagad sa akin si Brent at inangat pa ang aking kamay tungo sa kaniya bago sinuot doon ang isang sing-sing. DejaVu kicked in, but pretend that it wasn't there.

Rings, marriage, and me, a wife. How can simple worlds be this painful?

"I love you," he said, almost in a whisper, before he leans closer for a kiss. It was a deep one, and his hand eventually travelled to my waist and pulled my body closer.

Lumakas pa any hiyawan, dahilan para pareho kaming mapatawa bago siya dahan-dahang lumayo. I slowly open my eyes and immediately met his gaze.

"Inuman na!" Tito Luis exclaimed, causing both of us to flinch. We turned to him and started to laugh again.

Am I really ready? I asked myself. Was it pres