Dapit-Hapon

Special Chapter 2: Intramuros

Nixon's POV

"Smile, Baby!" Asher clicked the camera button.

Nasa Intramuros kami ngayon. We wanted to go out for a while since we both are so stressed from school. Habang naglalakad ay tinitignan ni Asher ang mga pictures namin..

"Baby, ang ganda talaga ng buhok mo," puri niya.

I messed up his hair. "Syempre pogi ako. Saan mo gusto kumain, Baby?" tanong ko sa kaniya.

"Gusto kong kumain sa may sisig, Baby. Gusto ko ng sisig tapos maraming mayonnaise." Nginitian niya ako nang malapad.

"You really love sisig with mayonnaise that much, Baby?" tanong ko. I find it weird and I actually dislike how it taste but since my Baby loves it, I'll eat it with him if he wants to.

"Yeah, Baby..." tumango siya. "Masarap naman ah? Ikaw lang itong may weird na taste eh. Pati nga sinigang tapos dinuguan masarap kapag pinaghalo," dagdag nito.

"Baby, no offense but that's just so weird," tugon ko sa kaniya.

"Masarap siya, Baby. Gusto ko nga 'di ba?"

"Fine fine. Ikaw na panalo, Boss Baby." Inakbayan ko siya.

Kumain kami sa karinderya at pagkatapos no'n nilibot namin ang Intramuros.

"Ang ganda pala talaga dito, Baby," puri ni Baby.

"I'm so glad na pumunta tayo rito. Ang ganda 'di ba? Paano pa kaya kung gabi tayo pumunta mas maganda," saad ko.

Kinuha ni Asher ang kaniyang telepono at kumuha muli kami ng mga pictures. We took a lot of pictures, like literally a lot. Ang haba na rin ng nilakad namin but the smile on his face never faded. Kahit saan kami pumunta ay nakangiti siya.

Each time I see him smile napapangiti rin ako. Every time I look into his eyes I always remember the times where we first met. I love his eyes, his lips, his nose, everything about him I love.

Tumigil ako sa paglalakad. Hinarap ko siya sa akin at hinalikan ang kaniyang labi. May mga taong nakakita kung paano ko siya halikan. Kung ano man ang sabihin ng tao ay wala akong pakialam, I want to kiss the man that I love and I want to show them how lucky I am that the man that I am kissing is the reason why I am so happy.

After the kiss, I hugged him tight and when I was about to say something a photographer went near us and and asked.

"Can I take a video of you two? Hugging and kissing if you don't mind? I plan to use it on a film and I can't find somebody to do it and by coincidence I run into you guys. Don't worry this film is if to show the world naman that every love should be accepted," saad ng photographer.

"I'm fine with it. How about you, Baby?" Lumingon ako kay Asher na halatang nahihiya.

"Nahihiya ako, Baby," bulong niya sa akin.

"Take the video." Pagkatapos kong sabihin iyon ay hinalikan ko kaagad si Asher at wala na itong naipalag.

I hugged him and pulled him close to me as I kiss his lips passionately. We shared the kiss like nobody was watching us that on the moment I pulled back my lips from his the photographer starter clapping.

"Gosh, I have never seen that kind of chemistry in my life," he stated while slow clapping.

"My name is Midnight, nice meeting you guys." Inalok niya ang kaniyang kamay sa aming dalawa.

Parehas kaming nakipagkamay sa kaniya at pagkatapos no'n ay kaagad din namang nagpaalam ang lalaki.

"That was nice right?" tanong ko.

Nakakunot ang noo ni Asher at nakakrus ang kaniyang braso.

"Baby, it was but I was really shy." He gave me a puppy look.

"Why are you shy, my baby?" tanong ko sa kaniya.

"I told you..." saglit akong tumigil sa pagsasalita bago ko ito sinundan. "I don't mind whatever people would say about us. I don't care whether they say something good or bad about what we have because they don't matter. What matters is me, you, our family, and the people that we cherish."

"We can't always please the people around us, Baby. If they can't accept it then let's let them be. Basta ako..." I kissed his forehead. "I love you so much and I'm so lucky that you are my baby. I'm so proud that I have you in my life so I don't mind kissing you anywhere."

Asher's POV

I took his hand and started walking.

"Tara na nga, umiiral na naman ang pagiging corny mo eh," saad ko.

I said what I said but deep inside aaminin kong kinikilig ako. I'm indeed so lucky that I have Nixon in my life. He is the reason why I got more confidence about myself. He truly introduced me to a version of myself that I did not expect I'll discover.

Naglakad kami hanggang sa sumapit na ang dapit-hapon. Naupo kami sa bench at magkasama itong pinanood habang nakikinig sa paborito naming mga awitin. Hawak ko ang kaniyang kamay habang pisil-pisil naman niya ang sa akin.

Nakapatong ang aking ulo sa kaniyang balikat. Magaan ang aking pakiramdam sa tuwing kasama ko siya. Sobrang saya ko palagi. I couldn't ask for something more special in my life.

"Balik ulit tayo sa Intramuros sa susunod Baby ha?" Lumingon ako sa kaniya.

Tinignan niya ako nang direkta sa aking mga mata, bumitaw siya sa pagkakahawak ng aming kamay at pinisil-pisil ang aking mga pisngi.

"Of course, my baby baby." He let out a chuckle.

"Kahit saan mo gusto as long as puwede tayong dalawa pumunta we'll go there. Ako kahit saan ayos lang ako basta kasama kita." He then combed my hair.

"Me too, Baby." I kissed his lips.

"Kahit saan masaya basta kasama kita." I kissed him again.

I chuckled when I saw how his cheeks turned red. "Aww is my baby blushing?" tanong ko at natawa.

"Paano ikaw kasi! You're making me blush too much, Baby." He let out a grunt.

Niyakap niya ako bigla and then he whispered to my ear. "Baby, uwi na tayo. I miss you already. Let's go home na?"

By how he said 'I miss you' I already know what it meant so I smiled and replied to him.

"I miss you too. Let's go home, My Rainier Nixon Castro. I love you so much."

"And I love you most, My Asher Matthew Velasco."