(COMPLETED)The Heart Recognizes- MR. STONE BOOK 2

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Naupo silang dalawa sa coffee table. Nilaro lato ni Braxton ang sariling kamay dahil sa tensyon. Alam niya na kung papatagalin pa niya ay mas magiging komplikado pa ang lahat. He is not good with words. Hindi siya sanay na nagpapa labas ng emosyon. But he have learned his lessons.

"Megan... you see. I know your situation is very hard. Ano na ba ang medical condition mo...?"

"Uhmmm... Next month I will need to start undergoing chemo theraphy. Pero chicken lang yun. I will make sure to get all things in order sa kompanya before finally filling a leave. YUn lang ba ang pinunta mo at hindi kapa nag pahinga...look, I don't want to cause you--"

"Megan unfortunately, hindi lang yun eh. There is more... and I feel like... You should hear this from me before you hear it somewhere else..you deserve all the honesty in the world..."

"What is it Braxton???" nalukot ang mukha nito...

"Here is the case, ako rin eh, hindi ko rin ini-expect toh...You knew I tried my hardest to move on from Cara right? You were with me all along. Kasama kita sa lahat ng panahong para na rin akong walang buhay..? Megan, matagal ko nang na a-apreciate ang mg aginagawa mo sa akin. Believe me I do. pero ginusto kong palayaan ng buo ang sarili ko bago kita papasukin ng tuluyan sa buhay ko. Nang hiningi ko ang kamay mong maging girlfriend ko ay sinigurado kong buong buo ko na ring maiaalay sa iyo ang puso ko. Pero...pero... per--"

"Pero ano Braxton?"

"B-buhay si Cara Megan. She is alive..."

"What?! P-paano nangyari yun?"

Isinalaysay niya dito ang lahat ng nangyari kay Cara lalo na ang lahat ng nalaman niya mula kay Aaron...

"Megan, I hope you understand me, kailangan ko siyang tulungan. I have committed to lend her my week-ends..."

"Braxton, hindi ako makapaniwala but it is what it is. Kung ganun nga ang nangyari eh di wala na tayong magagawa. I trust you completely. Ngayon pa ba ako susuko sa iyo kung kelan sinusuklian mo na ang pag mamahal ko? Maybe this is just another challenge to evercome...basta all I care about is for you to be honest with me. Please lang...be very honest to me. I will always understand Braxton..kakampi mo ako. Please be very very honest kahit yan lang."

"Megan, thank you so much. Thank you so much for understanding...thanks for always choosing to understand." Mas tumaas lang ang bilib niya sa babae. Ni minsan hindi naging maka sarili si Megan...inuunawa siya nito na alam niyang hindi magagawa ng ibang babaeng nasa wastong wisyo. Her love for him is indeed boundless.

She held his chin with her hand... "Look at me, huwag ka nang malungkot okay...do what you have to Braxton, kung ikakatahimik ng konsensya mo ang pag tulong upang maibalik ang ala-ala niya, then do it. YOu have my support...okay...? meanwhile ay magpahinga ka na. Maaga ang meeting natin with the investors and tomorrow, I will make you proud of me again. Oay?"

Imbes na bumalik sa kwarto niya ay hinalikan niya ang babae. Abot langit ang pasasalamat niya sa pag iintindi nito sa kanya. He claimed her lips tenderly making her feel how thankful he is to have her in his life... He felt her hands roaming around his body at ito na mismo ang naghubad ng mga damit nito... 

They made love half of the night. He promised to himself na sa susunod ay ko-kontrolin na niya ang sarili. He will help Cara regain her memories but he will make her understand too that he have invested in a new relarionship. hindi niya sinadya ang lahat. They are all victims of the circumstance...maybe...maybe they are not just meant to be. Maybe at the end she is destined to someone else...pero kaya ba talaga niya kahit ang isipin man lang na mapupunta sa ibang lalaki si Cara?