CHAPTER 4

Day of the wedding. This day should be memorable not irritable. Weddings should be a happy event, but for her it's completely the start of a hellish journey of her life. She's crying not because she's happy, she's crying because of sadness.

She's walking down the aisle with a heavy feeling. She feels like she wants to run away and get the hell out of there, but she can't. She can't disappoint her parents. The ceremony started, until they exchanged their scripted and unwanted vows, to end of the ceremony where the groom should kiss the bride.

"And you may now, kiss the bride." Pagtatapos ng pari sa seremonya ng kasal nila. Itinaas ni Xavier ang kanyang belo bago sya binigyan ng magagaang dampi ng halik sa labi nya. Magaan iyon kumpara sa huling halik na pinagsaluhan nila.

"Hello Mrs. Aurelia Andrada." Nakangiting tawag nito sa kanya, ngiting aso lang ang ibinalik nya dito. "Back off," naka ngiti pero may pagpapahiwatig na sabi nya dito tsaka tumingin at ngumiti sa mga tao sa loob ng simbahan.

Pagdating sa reception ay nakaupo lang sya. Wala siyang gana na kumain. "Bride, food oh." Hindi nya namalayan na nakalapit na si Glea sa kanya. "Hi, bes." Bati ko dito. "Wag ka magpaka-stress, kasal mo ngayong araw, eh," pabirong sabi nito. Inirapan nya si Glea. "Yeah, thanks for informing me, bitch," sarkastikong sabi nya.

Matapos ang reception ay dinala siya nito sa bahay na magiging bahay nila, si Xavier na mismo ang nag-drive ng sasakyan nila after reception. Hindi naman kasi ito uminom ng marami dahil ayaw daw nitong malasing.

"We're here," he plainly said. Pinagbuksan siya nito ng pintuan ng kotse atsaka iginayak papasok sa loob ng bahay. Inalalayan siya nito sa kanyang damit. He's a gentleman din naman pala. Komento ng kanyang utak.

Her eyes widened when she saw the inside of the house. Pagbukas ng entrada na pinto ay sumalubong sa kanila ang isang eleganteng hallway. The house colors are white, gray, black, and gold. The tile of the house is marble. It's so elegant, but something caught her eyes.

Their wedding pictures. There was a big portrait of them smiling like it's a real happiness. There's also a lot of pictures that were taken just earlier. She looked at their portrait. "Perfect combination, isn't it?" Narinig nyang sabi ni Xavier na niyakap sya galing sa likod.

"Can you believe it?" She heard him talking, she could feel his breath on her hair. He's taller than her, she's only on his shoulder level. "Can we go change now? I want to sleep. I'm tired." Sunod sunod na sabi nya dito. He chuckled on her hair. "Yeah, sure. I'd love that," he teasingly said.

Naglakad sila pa-akyat sa hagdan papunta sa ikalawang palapag ng bahay. May pagka-spiral ang hagdan at nang makarating sila sa itaas ng bahay ay binuksan ni Xavier ang isang pintuan.

"This is my room, our room now." Bago nito tuluyang binuksan ang pintuan. Black and gray with touch of white ang kulay ng kabuuan ng kwarto. Maganda at hindi naman ganun kasakit sa mata. "That one...." Turo nito sa isang sliding door. "That's my home office, it's connected here. That's the bathroom, there's the balcony, and that's the closet. The bigger closet is yours." Pagtuturo nito sa kanya ng mga lugar sa loob ng kwarto. "Go now, change. Mauna ka. Susunod ako pagkatapos mo." Nagpasalamat sya dito bago umalis para makapag palit ng damit.

»»————> 𝑥𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑟 <————««

Xavier sat down and poured himself a whiskey. He can't believe that he's now married to the woman he's been obsessed with. He smirks on himself. "Cheers to my victory." He chuckled on his own thought.

He waited for her to finish cleaning herself up. When she opened the bathroom door, his gaze shifted on her. She's wearing a simple oversized shirt and short shorts. Her hair is tied in a messy bun. She looks tired as fuck.

His eyes never leave her cute small body frame. Oh, just dreaming of holding that small waist, cupping those big breasts, and spreading those long thin legs. "Stop fantasizing over me. Knock it off." She protested. "Sorry, I just wondered a bit." He raised his two hands as surrender.

She rolled his eyes on him, she's about to walk past him when he pulled her and kissed her passionately. Xavier grabbed the dress out of her hand and threw it on the couch. She didn't push him this time. Tinutugon nito ang bawat halik na ibinibigay nya.

"Walang tulakan?" asked while laughing. "Wala, papaawat kaba?" sarkastiko nitong tanong. He just chuckled and continued to kiss her, kiss of a hungry beast. "Ahhhh...." She let out a sweet moan when he slid his one hand inside her shirt.

That made him more eager, he started to walk towards the bed while kissing her. He pushed her on the bed and started to unbutton his shirt. After unbuttoning his shirt he started kissing her again. From her chest, to her shoulder, to her jaw, and cheeks, to the tip of her nose, before settling on her lips.

Then he stopped and looked at her. "No, we're not going to do it tonight." He said and kissed her nose. "You're tired from the event. You must take a rest." He positioned her comfortably on bed. "Take a rest. I'll just take a shower." He planted a kiss on her forehead before closing all the lights and heading to the bathroom.

After showering he laid down beside her. He hugged his wife possessively. "I know you're not yet sleeping. Let me hug you, don't fight." He held her tightly and closed his eyes. He may be the happiest man on earth tonight. "Good night." He kissed her temple and shoulder before completely closing his eyes.

»»————> 𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎 <————««

Aurelia remained awake. Hindi siya makatulog. Maraming tumatakbo sa kanyang utak. Halo-halo. Iba-iba. Hindi nya alam kung ano ang tama. Pero naisip nya, why not give their marriage a shot?