Busy being Yours

SC 2. Slowdancing

I can't sleep. I miss J&J. I'm crying.

Merry Christmas everyone! As promised, I'm posting an SC to celebrate TMITM reaching 100K reads. Thank you so much for everything, I love you all.

Btw, Lilith and Ely's story is already posted. It's Of Angels and Saints

Happy reading and stay safe!

xx

Kakauwi ko lang sa bahay matapos kong isa-isahin ang mga dapat kong bigyan ng regalo. I already went to my nieces and nephews' homes and even to my parents' house to drop my gifts. Siyempre, ay sinubukan na naman ni Mama at Papa na pilitin ako na sumabay sakanila to celebrate Christmas eve but Jason and I were already decided to spend this Christmas on our own.

It'll be our first Christmas together as husband and wife.

Medyo natagalan ako sa bahay ng mga kaibigan ko because of course, even if my sole purpose was to drop off gifts, they still insisted that I stay for a while kasi madalang lang ako na walang trabaho and they don't see me that much. Lils told me that she and Ely are already talking about having a second kid pero baka hindi muna sa ngayon, they want to focus on Ollie until she finish kindergarten. Claus and Raven are pretty much in love with their baby that they even handed me a customized Christmas greeting card na may picture ng anak nila. Even Raven told me na kukunin niya akong ninang, kaya siyempre ay kinilig ako dun. Sino ba naman kasing mag-aasang papasok pala ako sa standards nito?

I'd want to stop by at Sixto and Abby's pero siyempre ay pareho silang may trabaho at walang makakapigil sa dalawang 'yun and so I skipped and bothered PJ instead kaso nga lang nang pinilit ko na itong ipakilala sa girlfriend niya ay pinagtabuyan na niya ako pauwi.

If you're asking who's driving me around, it's not Jas. It was Greg. Asa pang magda-drive ako. Kinailangan ko pa itong suhulan para lang pumayag siyang samahan akong mag-ikot-ikot. Simple lang naman ang hiling nito, he wants Jason to join him sa susunod na maglalaro ito ng golf along with his other friends including Ely. Siyempre ay ako na ang pumayag on behalf of my loving husband, kung paano ko ito makukumbinsing sumama on the exact day? We'll never know. I'll find a way. We all know that Greg's growing on Jason already, in denial lang talaga iyong gilagid king na 'yun.

Speaking of, Jason's still at work. May tinatapos lang itong shift but I'm expecting for him to come home before midnight.

While waiting, I already did a few things at home. I ran a bath, took a short dip after a very exhausting day; and then I started preparing for Christmas dinner— na aminin na natin, consists mostly of take out foods. Although I personally prepared the charcuterie board. Iyon lang kasi ang request ni Jas nang magkatagpo kami kahapon sa ospital.

While I was lighting candles around the house, tumawag din sina Mommy at Daddy para mangamusta. They're at Seattle, paying the Marianos a visit. That's just how my in-laws spend their retirement, ang maglibot-libot kung saan-saan. I sometimes wonder if Jas and I would be like them too.

Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pag-a-arrange ng mga regalo sa ilalim ng wala pa naming ka-decor-decor na Christmas tree nang marinig ko ang busina ng kotse ni Jason sa labas ng gate. I hurriedly went outside, not minding that I'm still wearing my fuzzy slippers and opened the gate for him. Nakababa ang bintana nito at dinig na dinig ko ang All I Want For Christmas ni Mariah Carey mula sa stereo nito.

"Hi Bebi!" He's smiling ear to ear as he went past me, as if he didn't come from a 20-hour shift.

"Hello!"

Agad akong lumapit sa bintana sa banda nito matapos kong masara ang gate. I smiled at him while leaning on the window, "How's work?"

He held my left cheek before brushing his lips against mine. Agad kong hinawakan ang likuran ng ulo nito para pigilan siya nang akmang hihiwalay na ito bago ko diniinan ang halik ko. I felt him smile against my lips.