After two hours, Ellie parked in front of a beach house. “Naomi, we’re here,” Ellie said as she shook her friend’s shoulder.Naomi sleepily opened her eyes and looked around her. She smiled, then moved out of the car. Ellie and Ryo followed.Once inside, Naya showed them their rooms. “You guys get ready while I get the boards,” she said, leaving Ellie and Ryo.As soon as they were alone and their room locked, Ryo hugged Ellie and kissed her lips thoroughly.“Ryo, let’s not get ourselves worked up.” She said, catching her breath. “We only have until ten in the morning before the water gets flat again.” Ryo groaned in her neck to complain. “Come on, change to your board shorts.”Ryo let her go to do as she asked, but he gave her a pout throughout the exercis

When the afternoon came, Naya gave some lame excuse to not go to her brother’s social night. Since Ryo and Ellie were already dressed up and they had also promised Collin of their attendance, they left Naya to sleep the day away.Ellie dressed in a flowy maxi dress, while Ryo once again wore one of her shirts and board shorts. The two drove to the restaurant at a more relaxed pace. They even stopped at the side of the road to admire the sunset.“Why do you like wearing my shirts?” Ellie asked, looking at the shirt Ryo wore. This one is a white shirt with a Mickey Mouse print. Ryo gave her a shrug for an answer. Ellie wrapped her arm around his waist and leaned her head on his shoulder. They leaned against her car and watched the giant fireball descend from the horizon.“I will miss you, Ryo,

After the two-hour drive, Ellie cut off the air-conditioning and rolled down their windows. Baguio City’s chilly air welcomed them. Ellie inched her seat forward and focused on her eyes in the road as they drove to the thick fog that covered the city. Ryo did not distract her from her driving. He watched her from his seat, taking in as much as he could. Memorizing each feature of her face. They barely had a day left together and every second they lost the heavier his heart felt. Ellie smiled in his direction. “I might melt, you know,” she teased. “I love you, Ellie.” “I love you too, Ryo.” She threw him a sideways look. “And I miss you already.” “Ellie!” Ryo’s voice hitched and sounded more like a complaint than anything else. “Don’t bring it up. Makes me sad.” “Let’s make the most of it, OK?” She smiled at him. Her eyes like croissant

Ryo and Ellie spent the night packing his luggage, making love and cuddling through the night. None of them wanted to let each other go.Ryo still slept like a baby when Ellie’s alarm rang. She picked her phone and turned it off. She then tidied herself and fixed breakfast for the two of them.The smell of freshly brewed coffee tickled Ryo’s nose, waking him up. He knit his brows when he saw the space beside him. He sat up and scanned the room with his sleepy eyes.“Get up, sleepyhead.” said Ellie, coming from the bathroom. Her head wrapped in a towel told Ryo she just had her shower. “You have an early flight to catch.”Ryo groaned, remembering he had to leave. He didn’t want to leave. He wanted to stay where Ellie was, to hold her and spend his time with her.With heavy steps, he got into the bathroom and took his shower.

“When will she come here?” His grandfather asked.Ryo swallowed hard at his grandfather’s question. Honestly, he does not know. “I don’t know yet, Sofu. She needs to sort out her store first before she can go anywhere.”“Hmm.” He nodded. “Managing a small business is more intense than a big one. I’m assuming she bakes everything she sells daily?”“Yes, she does.”“Hmm. And why did you need to get members of The Clan there?” He’d give it to his grandpa to switch topics without so much of a warning. The clan was an underground society of assassins and mercenaries his ancestors founded. Isamu Matsuda is the current head of the organization. Despite his age, he’s known to be ruthless.“His ex-boyfr