Chapter 42: Back Home

“Please take care, Grandma. Zyrone and I will be back. And we’ll go boating in the lake like what you’ve said this morning,” ani Belle, marahang niyakap ang matanda. Hapon na at bibiyahe na sila ni Zyrone patungo sa airport para sa kanilang flight pabalik ng Pilipinas.

Gumanti ng yakap ang matanda. “Looking forward to that, Belle,” anito bago bumaling sa apo nito na nasa likuran lang niya. “Be kinder to your wife, Zyrone. Don’t give her as much trouble as you’ve given me.”

Zyrone chuckled and held her by the waist. She secretly gasped and stilled herself when her heart hitched. That was the first time they’ve been that close since both of them woke up this morning.

“You don’t need to worry about that, Grandma. Naughty or not, Belle still loves me. Right, baby?” anito bago bumaling sa kanya. Mabilis siyang sumulyap dito. Nang matanto niyang halos gahibla na naman uli