Always, My Jade

Territorial (43)

I woke up to Jade's phone ringing. I slowly pulled my arms from her and searched for her cellphone.

Lauren calling...

Ang aga namang tawag nito, sabi ko sa isip ko, it's only 7:30. I silenced the phone at lumapit ako kay Jade. Dahan dahan ko siyang ginigising. "Love, may tawag ka." Pa bulong kong sabi sa kanya.
Nagmulat siya ng isang mata and smiled when she saw me smiling while staring at her. She gave me a quick kiss "morning Lovelove." I gave her the phone pero huminto na ang tawag.

She dialed and started to get up on the bed not minding of her nakedness, sumandal siya sa headboard while waiting for the other line to answer.

"Hello, Lauren, yes good morning...Oh, I'm sorry wala ako diyan sa room ko...If you don't mind can you just bring it here at Suite 1003, yes please...And can you please arranged the meeting here instead...not to the mall anymore...yes please. I just want to see the files before the meeting. Thank you, Lauren. Bye." She hang up and quickly jumped off the bed and headed to the bathroom. Mukhang may pupunta dito naisip ko kaya nagsuot ako ng robe.

Maya maya pa may nag doorbell na and I heard Jade from the bathroom "Lovelove can you please get the door, It's Lauren, secretary ko may ibibigay siya." Sabi ni Jade, hindi ko alam kung matataranta ako o ano dahil naka robe lang ako. Paano kung anong iisipin niya?

Ayaw ko namang maramdaman ni Jade na umiiwas ako kaya humakbang na lang ako. when I open the door I saw a morenang mestiza standing infront of me. Nagulat siya pero saglit lang and she composed herself again. "Sorry, Mam but is Ms. Jade here? I'm Lauren, her secretary and she asked me to give this files to her."

"Hi Lauren, good morning. Yeh, she's here nasa bathroom lang saglit. Come in." Aya ko sa kanya

"Oh, I'm sorry my bad. Good morning nga pala Ms. ?" Habang inaabot ang kamay

"Althea... Althea Guevarra"

"My wife." rinig kong boses sa likod ko. Si Jade, nakangiti pero hindi sa akin nakatingin kundi sa kamay namin ni Lauren. Oops sabi ko sa isip ko. Sabay lapit at hapit sa beywang ko.

"Ahm Good Morning Ms. Jade, here's the file you're asking." Sabay abot ng folders kay Jade.

"Thank you, Ms. Lauren, kindly inform me if everything's ready for our meeting later.

"Yes, Ms. Jade. I need to go then. Bye Ms. Althea, nice to finally meet you" paalam nito saka ngumiti ulit,  napatango lang ako at ngumiti rin.

"Attractive?" rinig kong tanong ni Jade pag sara ko ng pinto.

"Yes, but not as attractive as you." balik kong sagot.

"She knows sbout us?" habol kong tanong.

"Yes, Lovelove. Lagi siyang nasa tabi ko, when you call. So sinabi ko na and told her na nasa kanya na if she'll let it out." kaswal na sabi ni Jade, hindi ako nakaimik.

"How I wish. But I doubt, baka nasabihan na rin siya ni Angkong." paninigurado niya.

"Love."

"She's very good, by the way." pagbalik ni Jade kay Lauren.

"Well, she must be. Ikaw ang kasama niya eh." katwiran ko.

"Pero mabuti pa siya mas mahabang oras mong kasama araw araw." parang bata kong maktol

"Gusto mo ikaw ang gawin kong secretary para magkasama tayo 24 hours?" ngiting sagot niya at natawa lang ako. she then closed the gap between us and kissed me.

"Nothing to be jealous, she's in a relationship Lovelove, sabi niya they've been together for more than a year now." paliwanag niya pero ang sunod niyang sinabi ang nagpakaba sa akin.