One More Night

Kabanata 63

Third Person's POV

It's already nine in the evening. Tulog na si Max, and Ellaine is just in their room with him. She's busy in caressing his son's hair and cheeks. At napapangiti lamang siya habang tinititigan ang kanyang anak.

She kissed her son's head, "I love you, my Max," she whispered.

Ilang minuto pa ang lumipas at nadako na lamang ang kanyang atensyon sa may pintuan nang mapansing may nagbukas noon. And she saw Revierre, with flowers on his hands. Napangiti nang makita ito, at inayos niya ang pag-upo sa gilid ng kama.

He walked towards her, at nagtaka na lamang siya nang lumuhod ito sa kanyang harapan.

"What are you doing? Stand up there," she said, but he didn't listen. Kaya, hinayaan na lamang niya ito.

"Flowers, for you," he said, and give the flowers to her. And it made her smile.

Tinanggap naman niya ang bulaklak na iyon. Theb, he kissed her hand and forehead. Matapos no'n, may kinuha siya sa kanyang bulsa. And she saw a small pale pink box, but she don't have an idea what's inside of it.

Maybe, it's a necklace.

Kwintas ang naiisip ni Ellaine. Tingin niya, ito ang laman ng maliit na kahon. Ngunit, nagkamali siya. Dahil nang buksan ito ni Revierre, isang singsing ang kanyang nakita.

A ring with pink diamonds.

"Revierre," iyon ang unang lumabas sa kanyang bibig, at tiningnan niya ito.

Nang ginawa niya iyon, napangiti si Revierre. And confusion drawn on her face. Inilagay niya sa kama ang bulaklak, at tumingin sa kanya. He also stared at her beautiful face, at hinaplos nito ang kanyang mukha.

"Marry me, Ellaine," he said. At ipinagtaka naman niya iyon.

"We're already married... "

And he smiled, "I mean... marry me again," dugtong nito.

At dahil doon, luha ang namutawi sa kanyang mga mata. And she just let it fall. Hindi na niya mapigilan iyon nang marinig ang sinabi ni Revierre sa kanya.

"Why? Do you have to do that?" tanong ni Ellaine, na patuloy pa rin sa pagluha.

Revierre wiped her tears and kissed her forehead again, "Yes, because I want to. This is a husband's job, to court his wife everyday. And I will do it for you," Revierre said.

And it makes her cry more. He hugged her tight, and wiped every tear from her beautiful eyes.

"Marry me," he said once again and she nodded.

"Yes, I'll marry you," she said. Walang pagdadalawang isip niya itong sinabi.

Kinuha ni Revierre ang singsing sa kahong pinaglalagyan nito, at saka hinawakan ang kamay ni Ellaine. Isinuot niya ang singsing sa daliri nito, at hinalikang muli ang kanyang kamay. At naiiyak lamang siyang pinagmasdan nito.

"You're crying... " sabi niya, at pinunasan na naman ang panibagong luha na nasa kanyang pisngi.

"I'm just... happy," sagot naman ni Ellaine, I na ngayon ay ibinaling na ang paningin sa singsing na nasa kanyang daliri. "Thank you for loving me," she added.

"No, thank you. Thank you for letting me enter into your life. Thank you, Ellaine," he said, and kissed her lips, "I love you..."

"I love you, too..."

After she said that, he kissed her again. And she gladly accepted his kiss. At last, Revierre already fell in love with someone. And his feelings for Ellaine is real. He's really starting to fall in love with her. It's getting deep and deeper every day. And now, he's gonna marry her.

MEANWHILE in Korea, hindi sumuko si Steve kay Cassy. Even if the girl rejected him many times. Hindi siya sumuko, hangga't hindi niya napapasagot ang dalaga. He made every way for her to say yes.

Tonight, they're in the club and having fun with his childhood friends. Still the usual, he's still courting her, until now.

"Let's have fun, tonight!" Soo Ra said while she's dancing.

Nandito silang lahat sa dance floor. His friends were jumping and swaying their hips together with the hot and lively vibe of the music. But that vibe doesn't affect him and Cassy.

Because, they're dancing like a maiden and a prince in a ball... under the rhythm of a waltz song.

"Steve," she whispered.

"Hmm?"

"May sasabihin ako sayo... "

"Anong sasabihin mo?" tanong niya habang nagsasayaw pa rin sila.

Napayuko si Cassy na ipinagtaka naman ni Steve. He looked at her face, and he lifted her chin up.

"What's the problem?" tanong niya. Pero, hindi naman niya nakitaan ng lungkot ang mukha nito. She even smile at him, dahilan ng pagtataka niya.

She take a deep breath, "Sinasagot na kita..." she said, making him shocked.

"T-talaga? Talaga ba? Ibig sabihin, tayo na?" he asked, and she nodded.

Dahil sa naramdamang kasiyahan ay niyakap niya ito ng mahigpit. And, Cassy smiled because of this.

"Finally," she heard he said.

Tiningnan niyang muli si Cassy nang kumalas siya sa pagkakayakap dito. At walang pagdadalawang isip niya itong hinalikan. He thought that she will push her, but it's a no. She even hug him, making Steve more happy.

"Finally..." he said again, at pinakinggan lang siya ni Cassy.

At last, Cassy feels love after all heartaches from her past. She'll finally feel what love is... after all that heartbreaks. He's her boyfriend now.