Snippets and Special Chapters

Happy Anniversary

Author's note: Henlo! Another snippet and this time for TTWII for reaching 25k reads! Yay! Thank you for all the love for Jj and Gwen.

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(Timeline: Fourth anniversary)

Gwen's POV

"Bhie."

"Psst."

Nilingon ko si Jj na nag-uungot sa tabi ko. Hindi ko siya pinansin at tuloy lang ang aking pagi-sketch sa iPad. Senior Interior Designer na ako sa firm na pinagtatrabahuhan ko kaya mas busy na rin ako.

"Galit ka ba? Wala lang 'yun. 'Lam mo namang ikaw lang, xhapat na bhie!" Nagpacute pa siya saka nag-pout.

I rolled my eyes at him.

I never really get jealous that much in the four years that we've been together. My boyfriend's a looker and damn hot, but he never gave me a reason to be jealous. Malaki ang tiwala ko sa kaniya at hindi naman siya ang tipo na nagloloko. Loko-loko lang siya pero sigurado akong 'di manggagago. Subukan lang talaga niya.

Pero hindi ibig sabihin noon ay hindi ako nainis nang makita ko na may babaeng halos idikit na ang dibdib sa mga braso niya. Malaki ang boobs noon. Talo ang 36B ko. Tiwala naman ako sa 'kin, pero iba ang kamandag ng 36D.

"Hon. . ."

Still no response. I wasn't blatantly ignoring him. May deadline talaga ako. Ayoko ng nagtatrabaho ng sabado pero tight deadline kami kaya OT ako.

"What?" sabi ko saka tumingin sa kaniya.

"Ang cold naman! Gusto mo painitin natin?" aniyang natatawa.

"I'm not mad. I'm really busy," sabi ko saka itinuro ang iPad ko saka ilang notebooks at mga designs na nasa harap ko.

"Sure, 'di ka talaga galit? Memetey?"

I rolled my eyes. Kulit.

"Pwede kita tulungan mag-drawing? Mga structures pa lang na-try ko before pero kaya ko naman siguro mga damit-damit," he said, shrugging.

"'Di naman mga damit dinodrawing ko. Furnitures naman saka interior plan."

"Ahh. . . Pero tulungan kita?" alok niya sabay lingkis sa mga braso ko.

"No need. Kaya ko na 'to."

"Cold naman. Lagyan mo nga ng 'haha' end ng sentence mo," sagot niya saka tumawa nang malakas.

I sighed and looked at him directly in his eyes. Nakipagtitigan siya sa akin sabay sabing, "ang kumurap, siya magluluto ng hapunan."

Our staring contest went on for a full minute before I backed down kasi naluluha na ang mga mata ko. He always does this whenever my stares linger. Baliw talaga.

"Ako nanalo! Pero siyempre, joke lang 'yong ikaw magluluto. Mapapasma ka kaya!"

Nailing ako saka napangiti. Daming alam talaga.

"'Wag ka na makulit, magtatrabaho na ako," sabi ko.

"Isang 'I love you' nga dyan, boss."

"Love you."

"Yown. Isang halik nga din po," aniya pero hindi na ako hinintay sumagot dahil kinabig na niya ang batok ko saka ako binigyan ng isang matunog na halik.

"Tamis!"

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"Hon," pagod kong sabi.

He chuckled. "Okay, last na 'yon, hon."

Matalim ang mga tinging ipinukol ko sa kaniya. "Aba, dapat lang! Pagod na ako."

"It's our anniversary salubong!"

"Salubong pa ba 'yon, eh, halos alas cuatro na ng madaling araw?"

Mahina siyang natawa sa sinabi ko. "Well. . . I've got the stamina of a bull, what can you say?" Namula ako sa sinabi niya because damn right, he did have a very commendable stamina, I could hardly keep up!

"Four years na tayo kaya dapat four rounds!" malakas siyang natawa sa sinabi niya.

Kinurot ko siya sa tagiliran kaya napangiwi siya. I grabbed the blanket closer to my chest for cover before I leaned into him and snuggled.

"I love you," I said randomly. We always say 'I love you' but intimate moments like this felt so different. . . like the words held a deeper meaning.

"Sarap namang marinig nyan, sis."

I chucked.

"Sa isang taon na ulit ang ulit nyan," I said to which he chuckled in response before he kissed the top of my head.

"Mahal na mahal din kita. Papakasalan kita balang araw."

Hearing those words from him almost melted my heart. He was always so sure about out future. I'm grateful he never gave up on me. He really is the one who hold the fort in our relationship. I really got lucky with this one.

Kinabukasan ay tanghali na kaming nagising. Dahil fourth year anniversary namin, pinagplanuhan naming pumunta sa Coron, Palawan. Isang linggo kami roon pero may mga dala kaming laptops in case na kailanganin sa trabaho. Mabuti na lang at hapon ang binook na flight ni Jj kaya okay lang na late kami nagising. Hindi ko yata kakayaning gumising nang maaga gayong puyat at pagod ako noong nagdaang gabi. Madalas na akong OT at pagod sa trabaho, baka ikamatay ko na nang tuluyan kung hindi ako magpapahinga.

After we got ready, we headed for a nearby café to eat our brunch.

"Here," ani Jj saka ibinaba sa harapan ko ang Iced Caramel Latte. Ang kaniya ay Iced Americano, hindi iyon ang favorite niya pero magdadrive pa siya mamaya papunta kina Dave kaya 'di siya puwedeng antukin. May dala rin siyang tray na may lamang pancakes at dalawang serving ng tapsilog.

"Thanks, hon," I replied before we started eating.

Bumalik lang kami sa condo namin para kuhanin ang aming mga maleta bago daanan sina Dave at Marian. Sa kanila kasi namin ihahabilin ang Hilux ni Jj.

"Hey," bati ko nang makita si Marian na nakatayo katabi ang nakangising asawa. They were the first ones to get married in our group. They were so young back then. They've been married for two years now, and a small baby bump is already evident on Marian's tummy. She looked more glowing now that she's pregnant.

"Hello. Kumain na kayo?" asked Marian.

We both nodded.

"Hello, Mayora. Glowing ang buntis, ah," my boyfriend said, chuckling.

"Duh? She's always glowing. Right, baby?" Dave turned to his wife then kissed her cheek, which earned Marian a blush.

Jj playfully rolled his eyes at them. "Tama na landi, baka maging kambal pa inaanak ko."

I smirked when I saw Marian blushed further. Such a sweet, shy woman.

Si Dave na ang nag-drive at kami ni Jj ang nasa may passenger seat. Dumaan lang sila saglit sa drive-thru para bumili ng merienda bago kami ihatid sa airport.

"Bye lovebirds. Enjoy the honeymoon," Dave said, saluting to us while holding his pregnant wife beside him.

I got our luggages at the back, but I saw Jj and Dave whispering from each other. My brows furrowed, but I didn't mind them. Lagi naman silang nagbubulungan na parang may private joke silang shine-share sa isa't isa. Sanay na kami ni Marian.

"Bye, guys! Don't forget what I said, fucker," Dave said to my boyfriend, eyeing him, before he turned to me and grinned. "Bye, Gwen. Enjoy your trip. Happy Anniversary," he said before he winked at me.

We bid our goodbyes to them before we walked inside the airport.

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Ps. This was just a part of a narration 😜 Might post it on the future, who knows? HAHA! For now, this will do. Ano kayang nangyari sa Coron? Abangan~