She woke up as her body shook. Valentine groaned and muttered, “five more minutes.”“Say that again then I’ll push you off the cliff.”Valentine pushed her eyes open, rubbed them, then she yawned. “Have we arrived yet?”“No, not yet, but I don’t want you missing this scenery,” William spoke. She looked past his shoulders, where rays of red, pink, and orange were still yet about to stretch across the sky.They were on a cliff, just by the side of the road.“What time is it?”“It’s 5 in the morning. I saw a store that’s open for 24 hours and decided to buy ourselves snack.” He twisted his upper body to reach the bag wherein he placed the food he bought on the backseat, introducing them to her. “What about we eat breakfast together by those safety barriers?” He pointed.She nodded, agreeing. They stationed themselves comforta

To her surprise, William decided to bring her on a date. She beamed non-stop, realizing that she wouldn’t have to endure Helen’s personality. Valentine bathed first, then he followed right after she finished.“You can hold my hand whenever you want to.” William brought his hand out for her.She felt like she was getting teary-eyed. Valentine gladly held his hand and they got out of the room. Now that their fingers were intertwined together, she had no other choice but to go wherever he would go.When they reached downstairs, William looked for Helen.Valentine inhaled heavily and felt her shoulders shrug. She was going to see the bothered mother-in-law again, even though she hadn’t done anything but appear before her at the doorstep. What was the reason why Helen saw her like that less than an hour? What was going on in her mind?They found Helen by the garden, watering her flowers. Quickly, Valentine released her hold

Valentine wondered what was wrong with him. She recalled Delilah’s words a day after her wedding with William. She said Adam would yell and curse at her whenever she spoke on the night after the wedding. If Adam was going to stay like that with Delilah, it would be best if he’d just leave her.She felt something cold poke on her lips. Valentine looked up at the amused William, then she laughed. “What?”“We need to finish all of these first,” he answered as he brought the fish balls to her mouth.Hesitantly, considering that they were in public, with lots of people around the place and her friend Delilah right beside her, she just wanted to snatch it away from William’s hand and eat it by herself.“Don’t think about it. I’m feeding you,” William spoke threateningly as he poked her mouth. “Now, open.”Red crept up to her cheeks as she parted her lips. Gently, William pushed

“Hey guys!” Delilah’s voice boomed across the floor. “I thought you left! It’s hard to look for you since this place is pretty much packed.” There were three employees behind her, carrying a tray on their hands. Valentine felt relieved as she didn’t want to take care of Adam anymore. She watched as Delilah rocked her hips sideways, walking towards their table. She sat down beside Adam and placed her tray. She and Delilah said their ‘thank yous’ to the employees as they placed the rest of the trays on the table then left. “Where’s your husband?” her friend’s question caused Adam to flinch visibly. “He’s on a call,” Valentine answered, with her eyes sticking suspiciously at him. And as she faced her left, William came into view. “Oh, there he is.” “Hey.” William sat down beside her and apologized, “sorry it took me that long.” “Where were you?” Delilah unwrapped her rice from the paper, looking curious. “Work.” “Ah, very

For every trip to almost all of the jewelry shops in the city the couple did to find the perfect gift for Helen, it took them half an hour until they switched to another shop. The both knew Helen Fajardo was a woman with the highest standards and expectations, considering that she was a wealthy widowed woman, of course she deserved something that would amuse her the most.Afterwards, they headed off to the arcade and spent the entire afternoon playing. They never once thought of eating for lunch. Valentine’s constant cheering, giggling, and laughing and William’s chuckling added fun to their little date.Not until William received a call from his mother, asking where he was and why it took the two of them to return back to the residence. They sped off back to the mansion not a minute later and had dinner together.It was a quiet one. They exchanged a few words every now and then, to be exact, it was only William and Helen who conversed, as Valentine