The Noble Queen

Chapter 16: Leaked

I'm pretty sure I slept with my back facing him, and I don't know how we ended up with this very clingy position. Our arms were wrapped around each other's waist, one of my legs are resting on top of his thigh. I was facing his Adam's apple, and we're already snuggled up with just a blanket covering the two of us.

And I can't deny that I had the most comfortable sleep because of this. I was still sleepy since I think it was only five in the morning, so I snuggled closer to him. I felt him moved and tigthened his hold on me.

Hindi man lang siya nagpalit ng damit. I thought but who cares? Mabango pa din naman siya.

Just when I was about to sleep again, a loud noise came from outside. It was no other than Eliana, "Gising na, hoy! Tanghali na!"

"No, tita! It's just 5:30 in the morning!" Cryd grunted, narinig ko ang mahinang pag-ungos niya bago maligayang sumigaw ng, "Daddy!"

Mariin akong napapikit sa sigaw niya, I still want to sleep.

"Tita! Daddy is here!" Cryd beamed, I sighed and opened my eyes, "We need to get up, Ryder."

He groaned, lazily opening his eyes, "I'm still sleepy."

"I know, but your son's awake."

"Our son." He corrected, saka huminga ng malalim. Sabay kaming bumangon, sakto namang binuksan ni Eliana ang pintuan ng tent. Malakas siyang tumili, "Totoo nga! Nandito ka!"

"Tone down your voice, Eliana." I told her, saka hinalikan sa pisngi si Cryd na malawak nanaman ang ngiti, "Good morning, Cryd."

"Good morning, mommy, daddy!" He beamed. Umayos ako ng tayo nang makalabas kami ng tent.

"Ay, Cae, paanong nangyaring nandyan yan?" Eliana asked, I shrugged and yawned before glancing back at Ryder who seems really sleepy dahil papikit-pikit pa ang mata niya.

"Matulog ka nalang ulit muna." I told him but he just shook his head, "I'm fine."

"No, you're not." I pointed, "Once we finish eating our breakfast, let's go back down. There's a mini hotel there, we can check in, so you can sleep comfortably until you fully recovered from tiredness. I'll just tell them that we'll stay there for awhile."

"I'm fi—" I cut him off using my index finger, "Don't push yourself, magkakasakit ka niyan. Para kang si Vodka eh."

Sumimangot siya nang marinig ang pangalan ni Vodka, tinalukuran ko na siya para tulungan sina Cola sa pagpeprepare ng breakfast. Sinabi ko na rin sa kanila ang plano kong patuluyan muna si Ryder sa isang hotel. Kaso ang anak ko naman ang umapila, he seems enjoying the adventure kaya naman wala akong ibang nagawa kundi ipaubaya muna siya kina Eliana.

"You didn't tell me that bastard is here." Bulong sa akin ni Ryder while we were in the middle of eating our breakfast, "Buong araw kayong magkasama kahapon."

"Ryder, he already has a girlfriend."

"And so? He can cheat anytime." He hissed saka kumapit sa bewang ko, hinawi ko naman iyon saka marahan siyang tinignan, "Yes, he can but not with me."

"Definitely not with you or else." He left his words hanging, nagpatuloy na kami sa pagkain.

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It's a good thing Kuya Kenneth is here to take care of Cryd. He said he's fond with kids dahil madalas sila ng girlfriend niya sa bahay ampunan so looking out for Cryd is just a piece of cake.

Ryder and I reached the hotel at 10 in the morning, mas mabilis talaga ang lakad pag pabalik na at mabuti'y dala ni Ryder ang kotse niya. He has extra clothes there.