She's That Paltry

Chapter 51

Story

I never imagined that I am receiving a proposal like this. Wearing a pajama and my slippers, I even had my eye mask as a headband. Never in my dreams will a man propose to me while I am like this. And at a playground at that.

I've always thought that the love of my life will propose to me after our romantic candlelight dinner in a fancy restaurant. Wearing our finest clothes and jewelry, he will kneel in front of me during a special occasion that he eagerly waited to arrive. While a slow jazz is playing, he will ask me those words and I am tearing up in happiness.

This is very far from those imaginations, but I like this better. Just Jace and I while we are feeling our love through the night. I will definitely choose this setup if He would make me pick. I will choose him over and over again.

Hindi ko na natanggal ang paningin ko sa singsing nang isuot niya sa akin iyon. Hanggang sa makasakay kami sa kaniyag Rolls Royce dahil dadalhin niya raw ako sa kung saan, nandoon pa rin ang paningin ko sa daliri kong suot-suot ang singsing.

Nawala rin ang atensyon ko sa singsing dahil sa isang drive-in cinema niya ako dinala. The movie was a romcom film, I didn't know Jace watches these kinds of film. Or maybe he chose this to fit in the atmosphere we had a while ago.

I told him kailangan ko ring umuwi agad dahil unang-una hindi ako nagpaalam. Pangalawa, may pasok pa ako bukas. He looked so shocked about my announcement though. On the other hand, he looked so relieved, too. Pumayag din naman siya nang banggitin ko iyon kaya wala kaming nagproblema. Mukhang magandang-maganda talaga ang mood niya.

"Hindi ka pa ba inaantok?" tanong ko sa kaniya ng makarating kami sa bahay. "Kanina ka pa nagdadrive," dagdag ko pa.

Hindi muna ako bumaba kaagad dahil medyo magulo pa. Tinanggal ko muna ang nakapulupot sa aking kumot na binili niya kanina bago magsimula ang pelikula. Balak ko kasing dalhin ang mga pagkaing hindi ko naubos. Sayang naman kasi. Pero aayusin ko pa lang ang mga dadlahin ko ay pinulupot niya na kaagad ang sarili niya sa akin.

I flinched a bit. Naramdaman niya iyon. The next thing I knew, he was chuckling on my left ear.

"I don't think I could sleep I am just so happy," he whispered hoarsely.

"Bakit naman? Hindi ka ba inaantok? That was a long drive," hayag ko habang pinpilit na abutin ang mga dadalhin ko.

Natigilan ako ng mas lumapit pa siya lalo. We have the shift lever between us, but I didn't feel that it was a hindrance. Sadyang kung gusto may paraan ngang talaga. Jace is the living evidence of that.