Splendiferous (Legazpi #1)

Thirty-two

32.

"Why are we here anyway?" I asked Xerxes when we arrived in Batangas City, specifically his house.

No one's staying here anymore since kuya Aeign is no longer hiding and he already moved to his new condo in Sampaloc. Ang tanging meron na lang sa bahay na ito ay ang mga furnitures, wala nang mga bantay.

"I treated you a bit rough the first and last time I brought you here and…" he tucked some strands of my hair behind my ears. "…I want to remove the downcast you felt that day."

"You brought me here that day because you saved me." I smiled before asking him, "Hanggang anong oras pala tayo dito?"

"An hour after midnight. 1," he answered, biting his lips.

"Ano namang gagawin natin dito mula alas-singko hanggang ala-una?"

"Hmm, we could.." He took both of my hands and pulled me near him before encircling it on his waist.

I rolled my eyes. "No."

"Why?" One side of his lips rose up. "I miss the seductive doll I kissed in the stockroom."

I raised a brow. "We'll kiss for 8 damn hours?"

He bursted into laughter before ruffling my hair, ruining its bun. Napalabi na lang ako dahil ang tagal-tagal kong inikot ang buhok ko para mai-bun dahil sa sobrang haba, tapos heto siya't ginulo lang iyon.

He held my hand to pull me to the kitchen. "We'll have an early dinner first then at 8, we'll have a night drive. We'll be voyaging around."

"So that explains why we bought such ingredients from the grocery store before going here," I chuckled before sitting by the counter as he prepare the pasta. He also placed the two bottles of mineral water inside the empty refrigerator for it to remain cool.

Habang nagluluto siya ay napagdesisyunan ko munang buksan muli ang social media accounts ko. Medyo mabagal nga lang ang paggamit ko dahil data ang gamit ko ngayon, magmula daw kasi nang umalis na dito sa kuya Aeign ay pinatanggal na raw ni Xerxes ang wifi pati cable dito since wala na rin namang gagamit masyado.

I uploaded our pictures from a while ago on Instagram and Twitter. Now, my notifications are flooded with tons of likes and comments. I read each of them to entertain myself and most of the comments are all Stay strong's and You look good together's.

But of course, hindi mawawala ang nang-aasar na mga komento lalo na noong mga replies sa tweet ko ang binasa kong sunod.

ravevans: May naaalala ako sa bouquet, sana ikaw rin

serenaaaa: Ang sweet naman @santogorostiza sana pala ikaw ang sinagot ko nung highschool HAHAHA joke lang @arleigne @4eignphilip love u both <3

rengelldchavez: @MauvenniceL daig ka Vennice walang kiss at bulaklak INIWAN KA KASI

MauvenniceL: @rengelldchavez atleast hindi ako binuntis bago iwanan :)

Nang mabasa ko ang reply ni Mauve kay Rengell ay natigil ako sa pagbabasa ng ibang komento at bigla akong napabulalas ng tawa dahilan upang mapalingon sa akin si Xerxes na may nagtatakang ekspresyon.