This Could End

Chapter Forty-Eight

Hila-hila ko si Hades hanggang sa makarating kami sa dressing room. Darcy, Jai, and Lane were stunned at the sudden bursting of the door. Lalo silang nagulat dahil sa kasama ko at matapos ay nakita pa ang magkahawak naming kamay.

"A-anong meron?" tanong ni Jai habang nagpapabalik-balik ng tingin sa amin ni Hades.

"Akala ko" Pinilit ni Darcy na ilipat ang tingin sa akin. "tawag ka na sa set, Seph?"

"May press sa labas. I'll just wait for them to control the commotion," paliwanag ko at lumingon kay Hades. "Lover, you already know about my team. Darcy, Jai, and Lane."

"Lover?" I saw Jai mouth the word to Lane and Lane subtly elbowed her.

"Girls, this is Hades Serrano, my boyfriend." I smirked at Hades. He raised a brow at me. His lips twitched for a smile that never came.

"Nice to meet you all," Hades exclaimed.

"H-Hello," they were all unsynchronized and awkward as they greeted.

There was a pregnant pause before Darcy cleared her throat. "Iwan na muna namin kayo. Check namin ang status sa labas."

"Uh, oo. Tara," Lane agreed.

"Huh?" tanging reaksyon ni Jai na hinila na lang ni Lane palabas ng kwarto.

Napangisi na lang ako nang tuluyan na kaming maiwan ni Hades sa kwarto. They were all obviously puzzled from what just happened. I just introduced a boyfriend out of the blue when they were still hung up from the annulment news.

"They seemed nice," Hades commented.

Tumawa ako at umiling. Hinila ko siya palapit sa kama. I made him sit first before sitting down on his lap. He let me do whatever I wanted with him, like an obedient puppet and a skilled puppeteer.

"I missed you," I sweetly exclaimed as I tipped my head back to his shoulder.

His arms tightly wrapped around my waist. He pressed his lips against my ear. "I missed you, too."

Hearing that made me feel lighter. Everything just feels so right whenever he's around. It was like staying in a boarded house in the middle of the crazy storm. A safe haven.

"Everyone will know about you now," I said. He didn't say anything so I sat up straight so I could look at him. "Are you okay with that?"

"Are you okay with that?" He returned the question. He looked like I was more worried about me more than about himself.

I scowled. "Of course. I hated keeping you a secret for so long."

He smiled and leaned his face against my cheek. "Good. 'Coz I'm done being your secret."

Kinuha ko ang kamay niya. I intertwined our fingers together and sighed. "A lot of people will judge us. They'll call us names."

"I don't care about other people. I only care about you."

"You'll be under a spotlight as long as you're with me. Pati family mo madadamay."

Hades pulled away. "Are you trying to scare me off?"

Tumingin ako sa kanya. "Sinasabi ko lang, in case you know... you want to back out."

"Baby, there's no backing out. You're stuck with me." Humigpit ang yakap ng braso niya sa akin. He whispered near my ear, "I love you."

I shivered. I would never get used to hearing those words from him.

Humarap ako sa kanya. The tips of our noses were almost touching. He eyed my lips, and I closed my eyes in anticipation of his kiss.